Student Life

Learn strategies for making your academic reading time more efficient and effective. Find important information and develop techniques for remembering the information you need. Please note that you must currently […]

Discuss procrastination and recognize how and why you procrastinate. Learn strategies for minimizing procrastination and work through activities that result in a plan for avoiding and overcoming procrastination. Please note […]

Narrow your focus to a research question and review strategies and resources to keep ideas and research organized so you can write your first draft. Please note that you must […]

Learn ways to improve the planning and delivery of your individual and group presentations. Please note that you must currently be registered for classes at Durham College to attend this […]

Review the importance of referencing, ways to avoid plagiarism, how to reference correctly, and how to properly format a college paper. Please note that you must currently be registered for […]

Learn strategies and complementary habits for tackling difficult problems both inside and outside the classroom. See how these strategies can be applied to solve a number of example problems presented […]

Understand common writing errors and review strategies and resources for finding them. Please note that you must currently be registered for classes at Durham College to attend this workshop. 

Develop strategies to help you prepare for and complete tests and exams. Learn about a number of test and exam question formats and terminology. Please note that you must currently […]

Review common punctuation to help improve the accuracy and clarity of your writing. Please note that you must currently be registered for classes at Durham College to attend this workshop. 

This workshop, designed for Durham College students, covers how to use rubrics to review assignment criteria, the six C’s of writing, proofreading techniques, and scholarly paper format. Please note that […]