The Learning And Academic Resources department will offer the following study skills workshops to ALL LBCC students during Spring 2012. LAC workshops will be held Wednesdays 12:00-12:45pm (room L-250); PCC workshops will be held Tuesdays 12:00-12:45pm (room MD-114). Presented by LAR instructor Scott Brueckner, the workshops are free - no sign-up necessary! Attend as many as you like, but please be on time. Call if you have any questions.
NEW: If you can't attend the workshops in person, click the Instructional Media link and watch them online.
| Workshop Title |
Workshop Description |
LAC Date |
PCC Date |
| Habits of Successful College Students |
Gives and explains ten habits of successful college students and how to develop/strengthen those habits. |
Wednesday, January 25 |
Tuesday, January 24 |
| Organizing Your Study Time, Part One |
Helps students examine how they spend (and waste) time now, teaches methods for setting and reaching goals, helps them understand the crucial study differences between high school and college, and shows them how to start getting more organized as an LBCC student. |
Wednesday, February 1 |
Tuesday, January 31 |
| Organizing Your Study Time, Part Two |
Shows students how to set up a successful, intelligent study schedule and focuses on why students procrastinate and how to conquer that bad habit! |
Wednesday, February 8 |
None due to Flex Day 2/7 |
| Improving Your Listening Skills |
Explains problems that get in the way of good listening and teaches techniques designed to improve listening/concentration skills in (and out of) the classroom. |
Wednesday, February 15 |
Wednesday, February 14 |
| Taking Better Lecture Notes |
Discusses several common note-taking mistakes and provides techniques for recording, organizing, and reviewing important information given during a lecture. |
Wednesday, February 22 |
Tuesday, February 21 |
| How to Predict Test Questions |
Teaches several methods designed to help students create their own practice quizzes in order to prepare more effectively for upcoming tests. |
Wednesday, February 29 |
Tuesday, February 28 |
| Preparing for Tests |
Shows students important study principles and discusses how to spend the last few days before a test studying in the most intelligent ways. |
Wednesday, March 7 |
Tuesday, March 6 |
| Test-Taking Skills |
Teaches some general test-taking strategies and focuses on true/false and essay questions. |
Wednesday, May 9
(special due to Flex Day 3/14) |
Tuesday, March 13 |
| More Test-Taking Skills |
Helps students learn how to budget their time on tests, read multiple-choice questions the RIGHT way, and deal with lack/loss of confidence during a test. |
Wednesday, March 21 |
Tuesday, March 20
AND
Tuesday,
May 8 |
| How to Remember for Tests |
Uses two memory exercises designed to teach students how to remember more of what they read in textbooks and how to organize material to increase understanding and retention of information |
Wednesday, March 28 |
Tuesday, March 27 |
| Memory Tricks |
Shows several fun and unusual memory tricks designed to help students memorize school-related information, names, etc. A few simple but effective math tricks will also be presented! |
Wednesday, April 4 |
Tuesday, April 3 |
| More Memory Tricks |
Gives students several more ideas about how they can use creative memory tricks to help them memorize items in groups, definitions, and exact locations on a map or diagram. |
Wednesday, April 18 |
Tuesday, April 17 |
| Great Ways to Study |
Teaches basic study techniques, focusing on several textbook reading and study methods. |
Wednesday, April 25 |
Tuesday, April 24 |
| More Great Ways to Study |
Covers textbook study methods such as "reducing" and highlighting and discusses the best ways to use/review flash cards, etc. |
Wednesday, May 2 |
Tuesday, May 1 |
To download a printable version of the workshop schedule as a PDF, click on the links below:
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