Tell your Students...Academic Success Workshops in the Library!

The DC Learning Commons and Library is hosting a series of workshops...Academic Success Workshops!

They will be held in the Library's Learning Studio. 

Please post this to your class. If you would like handouts, just call the Library (7267) and we can bring some by for you to hand out.  

And of course, if you have questions, just call or stop by the Library or Learning Commons.

Theresa Stanley
DC Library Director 
tcstanley@pima.edu

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Academic Success Workshops!!

·      PowerPoint Pointers & Microsoft Word Tricks

[Oct 14, Oct 15: 12:30pm-1:30pm]

This workshop will answer students’ questions about how to create a dynamic, impressive presentation for classes or for their careers. In addition, students will learn how to use Microsoft Word more effectively, with tips on how to format papers and assignments.

·      Research Techniques

[Sept 30, Oct 1, 7 & 8: 12:30pm-1:30pm]

This workshop will focus on using PCC Library’s Discovery Megasearch and Research Guides to conduct scholarly research for your classes.

·      The Study Cycle

[Oct. 17: 4:00pm-5:00pm]

The study cycle is a method of studying that takes the monotony out of studying. This workshop will teach you how to organize information in a way that is easy to remember, so that you can perform better on exams. It is a great way to learn material that you really want to retain.

·      Strategic Reading

[Nov. 7: 4:00pm-5:00pm]

Research indicates that effective or expert readers are strategic. A strategy is a plan selected by the reader to accomplish a particular goal or to complete a given task. This workshop will help students become expert readers. Expert reading skills can help strengthen students’ learning capabilities. It can lead to career success in any field.

·      Citations

[Oct. 24: 12:30pm-1:30pm]

This workshop will go into detail about how to use MLA Style and APA Style citations for student essays and reports.

Workshops will be held in the Library’s LB 153.

Questions? Just call the DC Learning Commons at 206-7311

or the DC Library at 206-7267.
[If students have missed any of these and are interested in another session, please let us know; if there is enough interest we can repeat the sessions.]