Skills Workshops

Build your skills by participating in free, in-person and online workshops provided through Tutoring Services. Explore the workshops listed below to find topics of interest to you and to sign up.

Exam Preparation & Test-Taking Strategies
This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn strategies for enhancing test preparation and test taking skills.

This workshop will discuss:

5 – 7 day preparation techniques

tips for reviewing lecture notes, textbook readings, and test review aids

testing strategies for various exams including online, multiple-choice, short answer, true/false, and essay

test stress reduction techniques and stress relieving activities before and during exams

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Final Exam Preparation Strategies
This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn strategies to enhance your preparation for final exams.

This workshop will discuss:

5 – 7 day study plans

tips for reviewing lecture notes, textbook readings, additional course material, and critical summary exam review notes

test taking strategies for various types of exams including essay, short response, matching, true/false, multiple choice, and online exams

test stress reductions tips

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Listening & Note-Taking Strategies
This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn strategies for enhancing listening and note-taking skills for in-person, hybrid, and online courses.

This workshop will discuss:

listening

reading

note-taking methods and strategies including Cornell, outline, charting, mapping, and sentence

challenges of speed variations in thinking, speaking, and writing

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Memory Retention Strategies
This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn strategies for enhancing memory retention for in-class lectures, textbook readings, and online course content.

This workshop will discuss:

interesting brain facts

the forgetting curve

basic concepts on how the brain stores information utilizing encoding, storage, and retrieval techniques

differences between short-term and long-term memory, schemas, procedural versus declarative knowledge, and multi-sensory strategies

The six basic forgetting theories and the Twelve Principles of Memory will also be covered.

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Study Skills & Classroom Technologies

This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn how to enhance your study skills techniques and utilize various classroom technologies.

This workshop will discuss:
•   learning styles and characteristics
•   personality preferences
•   mindsets
•   critical thinking skills
•   Blackboard navigation
•   Office 365 tools
•   Cloud storage
•   E-mail utilization
•   CWI website links

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Successful Study Group Strategies
This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn strategies for forming and facilitation effective study groups.

This workshop will discuss:

how study groups can be an effective tool for helping you get the grade you want for a course

pitfalls of conducting poorly-run study groups

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Time Management Strategies

This workshop will be available Fall 2023 semester.

Learn how to enhance your time management strategies.

This workshop will discuss:
•   time management strategies
•   electronic and paper calendar options
•   pitfalls to time management schedules
•   internal/external distractions
•   examples of effective time management schedules

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