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NOW INTRODUCING: Workshop Tracks

What are workshops tracks?

Workshop tracks are groupings of workshops intended to build on specific skillsets. Students who elect to follow one or more workshops tracks are able to gain a deeper understanding of content, enhance their skill development, and have a chance to win a giveaway.

picture of workshop track handout detailing the four workshop track options

Track: In Class Habits

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Setting Up Your Semester
  • Talking to Professors
  • Notetaking Strategies
  • Test Taking Strategies

Track: Study Strategy and Application

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Setting Up Your Semester → Strategies for Deeper Learning → Test Taking Strategies → Finals Prep

Track: Progress Analysis

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Setting Up Your Semester
  • Prioritization Techniques
  • Evaluating Your Semester
  • Bouncing Back: Academic Resilience

Track: Outside the Classroom Resilience Skills

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Prioritization Techniques
  • Attention Management
  • Just Breathe: Stress Management
  • Bouncing Back Academic Resilience

AAC UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

    https://events.uconn.edu/live/json/v2/events/response_fields/location,summary/date_format/%25F%20%25j,%20%25Y/group/Academic Achievement Center/category/Academic Support/category_audience/Undergraduate Students/tag/aac programs/max/4/start_date/today/end_date/6 months/
  • Nov
    18
    Hartford Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
    Hartford Times Building (Hartford)
    3:00 PM

    Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

  • Nov
    18
    Storrs Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
    Rowe Center
    4:00 PM

    Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

  • Nov
    19
    Storrs Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
    Rowe Center
    6:00 PM

    Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

  • Nov
    20
    Storrs Workshop: Notetaking for Success
    Rowe Center
    4:00 PM

    Ever wondered how to take your college notes to the next level? In this presentation, discover practical strategies to actively engage in lectures, organize notes effectively, and reinforce learning through regular review. These methods streamline study sessions and boost comprehension, empowering you to navigate academic challenges with clarity and efficiency.

Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule

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Workshop Descriptions

Academic Resilience: Bouncing Back

The focus of this presentation is academic resilience. Reflect on a prior failure or struggle, learn what to do when getting feedback, and apply new strategies when getting a critique.

Attention Management: Focusing to Get Things Done

Discuss the issue of focusing on tasks. Then discover strategies that will help you focus in the future.

How Major Is Your Major

Anxious about choosing a major? Feel like you’re in the wrong major? Worried about how certain majors lead to careers? This workshop explores FACT vs FICTION when it comes to choosing a program of study.

Just Breathe

Did you know there are multiple kinds of stress? Come talk about the different stressors in your life and ways to combat the negative results of stress.

Looking Ahead, Selecting Courses

We are the creators for our academic experience and it starts with our class schedules. This workshop will focus on reflecting on your previous experiences and use this information to select courses for the following semester.

Online Course Support

Managing assignments for an online course can be challenging. We will provide steps to consider when taking an online course to be successful.

Prioritization Techniques

Review different approaches to the same task list and the one you employ in ideal settings and when overwhelmed. Explore strategies to organize your priorities.

Notetaking for Success

Notetaking for Success

Learn about and practice different note taking strategies that can be applied both in class during lecture, and outside of the classroom with textbooks.

Setting Up Your Semester

Setting Up Your Semester

This presentation will help you start your semester on the right foot, organized, prepared, and in the mindset to succeed.

Strategies for Deeper Learning

Have one go to strategy to study? Want more in your tool belt? This presentation will discuss methods to approach your coursework.

Success in S.T.E.M.

If you are in a STEM course or are a STEM major, this is the workshop for you. Learn ways to be successful in your courses including how to approach your assignments and studying.

Test Taking Strategies

Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

Talking to Professors

Do you know how to effectively communicate with your professor? This workshop will provide strategies to improve your communication skills during office hours, sending emails, and what are the “right” questions that will prepare you for your test.

Where Do I Go For That?

Learn about resources on campus and how to ask the right questions when you go there for support.

    https://events.uconn.edu/live/json/v2/events/response_fields/location,summary/date_format/%25F%20%25j,%20%25Y/group/Academic Achievement Center/category/Academic Support/category_audience/Undergraduate Students/tag/aac programs/max/4/start_date/today/end_date/6 months/
  • Nov
    18
    Hartford Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
    Hartford Times Building (Hartford)
    3:00 PM

    Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

  • Nov
    18
    Storrs Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
    Rowe Center
    4:00 PM

    Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

  • Nov
    19
    Storrs Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
    Rowe Center
    6:00 PM

    Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

  • Nov
    20
    Storrs Workshop: Notetaking for Success
    Rowe Center
    4:00 PM

    Ever wondered how to take your college notes to the next level? In this presentation, discover practical strategies to actively engage in lectures, organize notes effectively, and reinforce learning through regular review. These methods streamline study sessions and boost comprehension, empowering you to navigate academic challenges with clarity and efficiency.