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Post-secondary Success in Learning (PSL)

An overview of the course that lets students assess their current skills, attitudes, and behaviours as learners, and develop 10 key areas of competency that will support their post-secondary learning journey.

Facilitated Version (6 weeks)

Registration deadline: June 30, 2021. Registration is now closed. PSL details for 2022 will be posted at a later date.

Course dates: July 6 - August 13, 2021

Class sessions: Tuesdays and Fridays (10am-12pm)

Tutor availability: Mondays and Thursdays (10am-11am)

Class schedule

Mondays

(10am-11am)

Tuesdays

(10am-12pm)

Wednesdays

Thursdays

(10am-11am)

Fridays

(10am-12pm)

July 5

July 6

1. Course Introduction

*10am-11am

July 7

July 8

Tutor availability

July 9

2. Managing Anxiety

July 12

Tutor availability

*11am-12pm

July 13

3. Attitude

July 14

July 15

Tutor availability

July 16

4.Concentration

July 19

Tutor availability

*11am-12pm

July 20

5. Information Processing

July 21

July 22

Tutor availability

July 23

6. Motivation

July 26

Tutor availability

July 27

7. Selecting Main Ideas

July 28

July 29

Tutor availability

July 30

8. Self-testing

August 2 (Holiday)

August 3

9. Test Strategies

August 4

August 5

Tutor availability

August 6

10. Time Management

August 9

Tutor availability

August 10

11. Using Academic Resources

August 11

August 12

Tutor availability

August 13

12. Course Wrap-Up

 

Tutorial Version (3 weeks)

Registration deadline: June 30, 2021. Registration is now closed. PSL details for 2022 will be posted at a later date.

Course dates: July 7 - July 23, 2021

Class sessions: None (Self-directed)

Tutor availability: Wednesdays and Fridays (10am-11am)

Tutor drop-in schedule

Mondays Tuesdays

Wednesdays

(10-11am)

Thursdays

Fridays

(10-11am)

July 5 July 6 July 7 - Focus on Pre-assessment and Anxiety July 8 July 9 - Focus on Attitude and Concentration
July 12 July 13 July 14 - Focus on Information Processing and Motivation July 15 July 16 - Focus on Selecting Main Ideas and Self-testing
July 19 July 20 July 21 - Focus on Test Strategies and Time Management July 22 July 23 - Focus on using Academic Resources and Post-assessment