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Meet one-on-one with an Academic Skills Advisor, in person or by Zoom, to talk through your learning goals and build strategies for academic success.
Appointments can support:
Understanding assignments and course expectations
- understanding assignment instructions
- interpreting grading criteria and rubrics
- using reading strategies
- reading critically
- using listening strategies
- taking effective notes
Writing assignments
• developing a thesis or argument
• organizing ideas, paragraphs and conclusions
• using evidence and sources
• strengthening grammar, vocabulary, and clarity
• revising and editing your own writing
Presentations and speaking
- planning presentations
- organizing ideas
- designing presentation slides
- using slides effectively
- speaking confidently
- answering questions
Studying and managing your learning
- managing your time
- setting goals
- planning and organizing assignments
- staying on track with your work
- building effective study habits
- preparing for exams
- coping with academic stress
Not sure where to start?
That's okay. Just tell us what you're working on, and we'll help identify the best place to begin.
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Coached written feedback appointment
We can help you develop writing and other academic communication skills throughout your studies. In a coached written feedback appointment, an ASC Advisor reviews your draft before your appointment and prepares written feedback to support your learning. During the coaching and feedback appointment, you will work with the advisor to discuss the feedback, ask questions and identify practical revision strategies you can apply to your current assignment and future writing.
Rather than editing your paper for you, advisors help you understand your writing choices, identify patterns and develop strategies that strengthen your academic communication over time. The goal is not simply to improve one assignment, but to help you develop skills you can use independently.