This two-hour workshop takes you through some of the latest developments in brain science to help you learn at peak efficiency. We will discuss both the brain as well as tried and true techniques that help you learn what you want to know.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- How many new concepts the brain can absorb at one time
- How to help your brain understand new concepts for best retention
- Tips for memorizing information
- The curve of forgetting
- Tips on how to read for best retention
- Tips on note-taking for memorization and future skimming
Tuesday, March 4
7-9 pm AT
Online via Microsoft Teams
You think you know how to read? Reading for leisure and the reading skills we use to get us through the first part of university are not the skills that allow us to excel academically in upper-level courses. Ever wonder how you’ll get through the hundreds of pages of assigned reading you have in all your courses? This workshop will guide you with best principles and handy tips.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- Muscle Reading method and how to apply it
- What to do even prior to reading academic texts
- How to skim and scan academic texts and when to use these techniques
- How to read actively
- How to use SQ3R as a method of reading
Wednesday, March 5
7-9 pm AT
Online via Microsoft Teams
Researching and writing a thesis is hard enough. Make your life easier by knowing all the MS Word tricks you'll need to make formatting your thesis a breeze.
This workshop covers the following topics:
- Systematic fonts and headers
- Setting up a Table of Contents
- Aligning your text and images
- Inserting section breaks
- Introduction to Track Changes
Microsoft 365 2016 or newer for Windows will be the basis for this workshop. Mac users are welcome, but please note that there may be some differences in the software.
Thursday, March 6
7-9 pm AT
Online via Microsoft Teams
This two-part workshop helps you use free Obsidian software to build a repository of knowledge (or a second brain) for yourself. Using advanced note-taking tools, you can create hyperlinks within your notes for easy cross-referencing. This creates the perfect tool not only for individual courses and thesis writing, but for building a continually expanding body of knowledge you can utilize post-university and into your career.
In these classes, you will learn how to:
- Navigate the Obsidian interface
- Create a vault in Obsidian
- Import and link notes
- Backup Obsidian files
- Use plugins
- Organize files and folders
- And when to use the Cornell notetaking method
- And when to use charts
- And when to use mind-mapping
- And when to use the Outline method of note-taking
- Combine note-taking with Obsidian for maximum results
Part A: Monday, March 10
Part B: Tuesday, March 11
7-9 pm AT
Online via Microsoft Teams
In this series of free workshops, learn advanced skills for academic life like how to use insight from brain science to learn with peak efficiency and how to get through hundreds of pages of assigned reading using targeted methods. Learn how to use free Obsidian software to build a repository of knowledge (or a second brain) for yourself, as well as how to format your thesis in Word. Click each workshop below for more details.