The first week of classes is rapidly approaching and campus is starting to buzz. Welcome to new students of UM and welcome back to returning students. You may feel overwhelmed this first week, as you go through orientation, buy books or claim ids, and get to know how you will get to the U, where you are taking classes, and what your routine might look like.
In the midst of the bustle of the first week, we at the LAC want to remind you that we are around to support your learning process! And WOWW have we got ways that you can tap into learning:
Workshops are a popular medium for many students to learn more about a particular area of study or writing. See our workshops schedule: http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/resource/learning/study%20skills%20workshops.shtml and plan to attend those (free) workshops that you think will help you! Whether it’s about writing or studying, you are bound to find some tips.
One-to-one meetings with a Learning Skills Specialist at the LAC is another option for those of you who feel less comfortable in a group. You can talk together about pretty much anything to do with learning or writing; if we can’t directly assist you, we can probably refer you to someone who can!
- Description of our services and location
- Printable handouts on a variety of learning and writing issues
- Helpful links to UM sites as well as other study skills and writing sites
- Online tutoring
- Workshop information
- Writing Tutor Program information
Your peers, UM students who are experienced and capable writers, offer their time to help you one-to-one with writing. You can find them in Elizabeth Dafoe library from mid Sept to end of Nov and mid Jan to mid Apr. Visit the website http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/resource/learning/writing%20tutors.shtml for their schedule and info on how best to use your time with the tutors.
Where is the LAC?
Currently we are at 520 University Centre (same building as the bookstore, Tim’s and IQ’s—you’ll find us at the end of the hall on the 5th floor). In October we will move: find updated location information on our website as moving day comes closer.
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