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OSA’s Study Skills Workshops are a recurring series of workshops designed to help you maximize your studying effectiveness. The series is presented once per semester and is open to all Lewis & Clark students on all three campuses.
Sign up for FALL 2024 WORKSHOPS below:
Notetaking Methods: Tuesday, October 1st, 3:30pm - Learn how to take amazing notes you’ll actually use! You’ll learn about five different notetaking methods, and how to determine what’s important enough to write down.
Project Planning/Time Management: Tuesday, October 15th, 3:30pm - Learn how to chunk large assignments, plan out your day/week/semester, structure your study time, and stay motivated.
Executive Functions: Tuesday, October 29th, 3:30pm - Tips and tricks for specific areas of executive functioning.
Exam Study Strategies: Tuesday, November 12th, 3:30pm - Learn how to study for different types of exams, how to set yourself up for exam success on day one of the semester, and day-of-exam tips.
All workshops will be held in Albany 207 (campus accessibility map). Snacks and cookies provided!
Specific resources are shared for each session. All of these resources can be found here, organized by session topic: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-xZp8QDFdzLSd5aLsrtWiQZF0GoBYCP7. Please note that you must be signed into your Lewis & Clark email account for access. To use these resources, do one or more of the following:
Right-click on the icon of the document you want, and choose “Make a Copy”. Copy the document to your Drive. You can now edit it in any way you choose, copy it as many times as you want, and share it with others.
Right-click on the icon of the document or folder you want, and choose “Download”. Download the document to your device. You can now edit it in any way you choose, copy it as many times as you want, and share it with others.
If you are interested in one or more of the Study Skills workshops but unable to attend a live session, check out the recordings:
Notetaking: Covers five note taking methods (Cornell, Outline, Concept Map, Chart, Sentence), as well as how to determine what’s important enough to write down when taking notes
Project Planning/Time Management: Covers how to break a large assignment down into smaller chunks, helpful tools for planning out your day/week/semester and structuring your study time, and strategies for when motivation or focus is low
Executive Functions: Covers definition of executive functions, tips and ideas to improve five specific areas of executive function (Prioritizing, Organizing, Attention/Inhibition, Task Initiation, and Flexibility/Shifting)
Exam Study Strategies: Covers how to study for exams both now and in the future, day-of-exam tips, and how to study for different types of exams.
Student Accessibility is located in room 206 of Albany Quadrangle. MSC: 112
