Academic Success Training (AST) Workshops

For the remainder of the Fall 2009 semester, workshops will be held seven times each week: Mondays at 4 pm, Tuesdays at 12 noon and 4 pm, Wednesdays at 10 am and 3 pm, and Thursdays at 12 noon and 4 pm. Workshops started on August 31st and will run through December 11th, the end of finals week. The topics that will be discussed are listed in the boxes below.

All workshops will be held in 201 Hill Hall, which is located across from Johnson Commons just before Chapel Lane intersects with Dormitory Row West on the left.

 

Taking and using notes: 8/31-9/4
Taking notes from which you can effectively learn is an essential skill. It involves actively listening, organizing, and thinking in order to create useful notes. This workshop involves considerations and strategies to support the types of activities and habits involved for taking and using good notes for academic success.

Strategic reading for recollection and comprehension: 9/8-9/11
Reading is one of the primary means of gathering information at the university. Reading well, then, is fundamental to your success. This workshop addresses strategies you can use to improve your reading skills and associated study skills.

Managing time toward achieving goals: 9/14-9/18
Developing time management skills is crucial for academic success. Furthermore, making decisions regarding goals and the means to achieve them provides the framework for a good management plan. This workshop addresses strategies to effectively manage your time in order to meet your goals.

Creative study techniques: 9/21-9/25
Reading over notes is not always the best way to study. This workshop includes topics and strategies to “actively” study focusing on where you study, how you study, and how you can study better.

Preparing for the test: 9/28-10/2
Tests are a part of academic life. This workshop addresses test preparation in terms of time management, various kinds of tests and test items, techniques for studying to support not only recollection of information, but also critically thinking about it.

Evaluating academic performance: 10/5-10/9
Any assessment is a tool for learning. This workshop concerns processes to adequately analyze performance using tests, instructor comments, and your study experiences to develop effective strategies for future assessments.

Identifying and solving problems: 10/12-10/16
Encountering problems and making decisions to adequately deal with them involves a great deal of time and energy. This workshop presents some strategies for efficient decision making.

Research without pitfalls: 10/19-10/23
Research papers are learning tasks for you and a means of assessment for you instructor. This workshop addresses ways to ensure a good learning experience for you and a good performance assessment for your instructor’s consideration.

Taking and using notes: 10/26-10/30
Taking notes from which you can effectively learn is an essential skill. It involves actively listening, organizing, and thinking in order to create useful notes. This workshop involves considerations and strategies to support the types of activities and habits involved for taking and using good notes for academic success.

Strategic reading for recollection and comprehension: 11/2-11/6
Reading is one of the primary means of gathering information at the university. Reading well, then, is fundamental to your success. This workshop addresses strategies you can use to improve your reading skills and associated study skills.

Research without pitfalls: 11/9-11-13
Research papers are learning tasks for you and a means of assessment for you instructor. This workshop addresses ways to ensure a good learning experience for you and a good performance assessment for your instructor’s consideration.

Preparing for the test: 11/16-11/20
Tests are a part of academic life. This workshop addresses test preparation in terms of time management, various kinds of tests and test items, techniques for studying to support not only recollection of information, but also critically thinking about it.

Evaluating academic performance: 11/30-12/4
Any assessment is a tool for learning. This workshop concerns processes to adequately analyze performance using tests, instructor comments, and your study experiences to develop effective strategies for future assessments.

Creative study techniques: 12/7-12/11
Reading over notes is not always the best way to study. This workshop includes topics and strategies to “actively” study focusing on where you study, how you study, and how you can study better.