Academic Success Webinars
Registration is now open!
Synchronous Sessions
Webinars are held over Google Meet. These live sessions provide students with strategies and tools, hands-on activities, and opportunities to ask questions. Please note: they are not recorded.
Registration
Registration links are below (under each webinar topic).
Keep in mind that registration is limited. Register early to avoid disappointment, but please only register for one session of any topic. (Registering for multiple sessions of the same webinar takes spots away from other students.)
On the morning of the webinar, you will receive an email with the link to the online meeting room.
Proof of Participation
Do you need to provide proof of participation to an instructor for a particular course? Fill out the Reflection & Participation Form after each webinar you attend. (The link is provided during the webinar.) Once you complete and submit the form, you will receive a copy of your responses via email. You can forward the email to your instructor.
Determined to stay on track when life gets busy? We'll introduce you to helpful concepts, strategies and tools to maintain your motivation and improve your time management.
Date: Monday, May 10
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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Date: Friday, May 14
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Date: Wednesday, May 26
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Discover strategies for maintaining focus and motivation when learning online, and consider ways to stay connected to your instructors and other students. We’ll explore how to minimize distractions, find community and advocate for your learning needs.
Date: Wednesday, May 12
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Date: Friday, May 21
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Many students believe that online tests are easier than in-person tests. In this webinar, we’ll bust this myth and discuss other “need-to-knows” to help you feel more confident in preparing for quizzes, tests and exams.
Date: Wednesday, May 26
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Date: Monday, May 31
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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University courses feature a much larger array of writing assignments than high school classes. We’ll discuss how to better understand university writing, covering how to effectively approach various assignment types, different kinds of thesis statements, and the major moves in an effective introduction.
Not offered in Spring.
Book a one-on-one appointment for help with understanding the purpose of different assignments, thesis statements, and introductions.
Students sometimes rush the planning stage, but making time for a few key steps can improve the quality of your paper. Learn how to expand and organize your ideas to provide direction for your research, and apply some "dos and don'ts" to draft strong thesis statements.
Date: Wednesday, May 12
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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Date: Tuesday, May 25
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Do you ever find yourself wondering if your paper “flows”? We’ll identify the components of a strong, focused body paragraph, discuss how to balance evidence and analysis, and compare different types of connectors to help you achieve that flow in your writing.
Note: Anyone may register for this webinar, but if you are pairing this webinar with Planning Research Papers, we recommend completing Planning Research Papers first.
Date: Thursday, May 20
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Date: Monday, May 31
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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Paraphrasing is an essential skill for any academic writer. We will discuss when to quote and when to paraphrase, differentiate between paraphrasing and patchwriting, and highlight the importance of fairly representing the work of others.
Date: Wednesday, May 12
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Date: Tuesday, June 1
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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An excellent paper should be concise and easy to follow. In this webinar, learn how to avoid wordiness and make your writing clear and direct.
Note: Anyone may register for this webinar, but if you are pairing this webinar with Editing Sentence Structure, we recommend completing Editing Sentence Structure first.
Not offered in Spring.
Book a one-on-one appointment for help with editing your writing to make it clearer and more concise.
In this webinar, participants will learn to spot and fix common grammatical errors such as comma splices, fragments, and run-on sentences, and will discover strategies to help them become better editors of their own writing assignments.
Date: Thursday, May 27
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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Date: Friday, June 4
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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APA style for referencing is used by many disciplines as a way to credit others’ work. In this webinar, we’ll help you grasp the basics of the rules outlined in APA’s 7th edition. We will practice citing sources in text and building accurate reference list entries.
Date: Tuesday, May 11
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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Date: Thursday, May 27
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Date: Monday, May 31
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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MLA citation style is the most commonly used format in the humanities for providing credit to sources. This webinar will help with MLA's basics, from the creation of in-text citations to the development of a works cited page.
Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Date: Tuesday, June 1
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Identify expectations for courses requiring math, and establish a solid study plan based on effective learning strategies to work towards those expectations. We’ll discuss and practice how to use concept summaries and annotation as math studying tools.
Date: Tuesday, May 11
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: 2:30 - 3:45 pm
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Scholarly journal articles are essential sources for many research assignments. Understanding what they are and how they are organized can save you time. We’ll discuss how crucial it is to identify your specific purpose for reading a journal article since that will influence how you read it.
Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Date: Tuesday, May 25
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 pm
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The components of a powerful virtual presentation are similar to those of a memorable in-person presentation, but there are some differences. Learn techniques for optimizing the technology, organizing great content and managing the nervousness many of us feel about public speaking.
Not offered in Spring.
Book a one-on-one appointment for help with planning content, optimizing slides, citing sources and rehearsing.
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