Learning Strategists help students with anything related to their academics, such as

• Strategies to optimize studying
• Planning a schedule to stay on top of course work
• Improving memory and concentration
• Techniques for more confident presentations
• Planning out writing assignments
• Learning how to paraphrase or quote a source
• Citing sources accurately
• Writing with correct grammar and punctuation
• Creating a study plan for final exams

Appointments are available to students taking

• any credit course
• Academic Upgrading courses
• LEAP (Language Education for Academic Purposes) courses
• Massage Therapy courses
• Funeral Service courses
• Personal Fitness Trainer courses

You can meet with a Learning Strategist as many times per semester as you like.
However!

• Maximum number of appointments per day = 1
• Maximum number of appointments per week = 2
• You cannot have more than 2 bookings in the system at any given time.

In-person or online appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Yes! Students working with a group can book an hour-long appointment with a Strategist.

• Students can book an initial 30-minute spot and then contact sls@mtroyal.ca to extend the appointment for one hour (when available).
• When requesting the extension, please be ready with the names and MRU email addresses of any group members who will be attending.

After booking an appointment, you will automatically receive an email confirming your booking and providing some additional information.

In-person appointments are held in EL2100 (in the Riddell Library & Learning Centre).

Online appointments use Google Meet. We will send an email with the online meeting room link to your MRU email account the day of your appointment (at least 5 minutes before the appointment start time).

Please have your assignment instructions ready so you can share them with the Learning Strategist during the appointment.

You can also bring any materials that could be helpful for the appointment. For example,

• A calendar or planner
• Class notes from lecture
• The textbook you’re reading
• Sources (e.g., books, articles, etc.) you might be using for an assignment
• An outline for a paper

For appointments related to writing, you do not need to have a complete draft ready! We can often help more if you come at an earlier stage in the writing process (e.g., when you have a rough outline, or a couple of body paragraphs written).

We won't edit your paper, but we can definitely help you learn how to edit your own writing more effectively!

Cancel at least 2 hours before your appointment, or it counts as a no-show. Please give us as much notice as possible so we can serve other students.

Use the link provided in the confirmation email to cancel.

If you have 2 no-shows, you will be unable to book further appointments until the next semester.

We can discuss useful test-taking strategies for different types of exam questions (e.g., multiple choice, problem-solving, short answer, essay).

If you are working on an exam (e.g., take-home exam), we cannot look at or provide feedback about your answers.