Workshops

Time and Task Management Systems

Time management, balancing face-to-face or online classes and projects with work and family responsibilities, prioritizing tasks,  downsizing if necessary.     

• Thursday, September 20
  12 - 12:50 p.m., Writing Center Conference Room (SSCB 2105)
  
  
• Wednesday, September 26
  6 - 6:50 p.m., Writing Center Conference Room (SSCB 2105)
  
  
• Thursday, September 27
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3308
  
  
• Tuesday, October 30
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3305

Note Taking Strategies

Faster, more effective note taking strategies for easier and more productive review  and test prep. Includes using symbols and abbreviations, with a short practice session.

• Tuesday, September 18
  1 - 1:50 p.m., Writing Center Conference Room (SSCB 2105)
  
  
• Wednesday, October 10
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3306

Note Taking
- Smart Pen Version

• Tuesday, October 2
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3306
  
  
• Thursday, October 4
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3306

Academic Reading Strategies
- All Students

Read textbooks and articles faster, determine what to read and mark, keep focused and retain information.

• Tuesday, September 18
  12 - 12:50 p.m., Writing Center Conference Room (SSCB 2105)
  
  
• Thursday, September 20
  1 - 1:50 p.m., Writing Center Conference Room (SSCB 2105)
  
  
• Wednesday, September 26
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3308
  
  
• Wednesday, October 3
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3306

Reading Strategies
 - Multilingual Speakers Version

How to read faster, understand new words without a dictionary and avoid translating, all while building English reading fluency.

• Tuesday, October 16
  12 - 12:50, SSCB 3306

Apps and Sites to Excel Academically

Apps and browser extensions for efficiency, organization, and focus; group project online collaboration and file sharing, finding and citing reliable resources.

• Tuesday, September 25
  12 - 12:50p.m., SSCB 3308
  
  
• Thursday, October 18
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3305
  
  
• Wednesday, October 24
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3305

Organization

Try various ways to physically or digitally organize notes, assignments, research articles and other “stuff”. If you bring items to organize, we’ll help you select a strategy and get you started on the spot. We’ll provide basic organization supplies to attendees.

• Wednesday, September 19
  12 p.m., Writing Center Conference Room (SSCB 2105)
  
  
• Tuesday, October 9
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3306
  
  
• Wednesday, October 17
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3306

Test Strategy

Predicting test items from textbook content and class notes, preparing for specific question types, and strategies to use during exams.

• Wednesday, October 3
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3306
  
  
• Wednesday, October 10
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3306
  
  
• Thursday, October 11
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3306
  
  
• Thursday, November 1
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3304
• Wednesday, November 7
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3304
  
  
• Wednesday, November 7
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3304
  
  
• Monday, November 12
  3 - 3:50 p.m., Pearland Campus, Room 156
  Registration required by Nov. 11 at 11:59 pm.
  
  
• Wednesday, November 21
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3304

Logical organization, keeping audience attention, physical stance, slide design, source referencing, and common pitfalls.

• Tuesday, October 23
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3305
  
  
• Wednesday, October 31
  6 - 6:50 p.m., SSCB 3305
  
  
• Monday, November 5
  3 - 3:50 p.m., Pearland Campus, Room 156
  Registration required by Nov. 4 at 11:59 pm.
• Thursday, November 8
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3304
  
  
• Wednesday, November 14
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3304
• Tuesday, November 20
  12 - 12:50 p.m., SSCB 3304

Online, Self-Paced Workshop
Tips for succeeding in online courses: what to check on the syllabus and Blackboard, how to manage time and keep track of online assignments, when and how to do discussion board posts. This workshop incorporates how-to videos.

See Writing Center's Events for November workshops.