Learning How to Learn Series
There are 6 workshops that run weekly on Wednesday afternoons from January 26 to March 9. Note: there will not be a session during the Winter Reading Break.
The Science and Practice of Learning
How does learning happen? In this workshop, discover the building blocks of effective learning and how metacognition (thinking about thinking) can lead to deeper and more durable learning.
- Understand the science of learning to enhance your study practice.
- Move beyond superficial memorization to engage deeply in your coursework.
- Improve your studying with an introduction to key learning strategies.
Knowing Yourself: Wellness through an Indigenous Lens
Why do we experience burnout? During busy times, we can sacrifice our social, emotional and physical needs while we focus on studying. In this workshop, explore an Indigenous lens that understands university learning as a whole-person experience.
- Learn about the Medicine Wheel as a tool for understanding the Self and our learning.
- Apply self-compassion as you attend to your holistic needs as a learner to avoid burnout.
- Appreciate your strengths and your areas of growth as you access resources of support.
Organizing Yourself for Effective Learning
Does your to-do list overwhelm you? In this workshop, explore the different types of work you need to do to learn effectively and how to make the most of your brain’s limited resources.
- Learn strategies to manage your energy, not your time.
- Understand cognitive limits and how to work within them.
- Distinguish between deep and shallow work to plan and study more effectively.
Encountering Failure and Difficulty
There’s a paradox in our learning: the more we struggle, the better we learn. But struggling is hard! In this workshop, discover how to acknowledge the difficulty of failure, and learn how to grow from challenge.
- Practice acknowledging the emotional impacts of failure and difficulty.
- Explore an Indigenous perspective on failure and what a gift failure can be.
- Bolster your self-efficacy as you respond to challenges.
Identity, Belonging and Learning
Our identity can impact our learning when we experience a barrier or when we don’t feel supported and understood. This can lead to self-doubt and questioning of our academic ability. In this session, we will explore our identities and how to shift from self-doubt to empowerment.
- Explore how barriers related to our identities can impact cognitive bandwidth.
- Learn strategies for self-empowerment.
- Understand the importance of community for our learning.
Stress, Rest and Getting to the End
It’s a challenging time of the semester. You’ve been busy, but there’s a lot still ahead. Join us in this session to manage stress and rest so you can make it to the end.
- Understand how stress can help and harm your learning.
- Explore strategies to manage and recover from stress.
- Identify realistic ways to build rest into your schedule.
