Study Smart!

You can either study hard, or study smart. If you study smart, you'll be efficient and effective. How? Well, attend this upcoming LAMP event and get informed!

I Wish I'd Known Sooner #2 - Essay Help

It's about that time when those final papers are due, if they haven't been due already.

Take advantage of UWO's services, and avoid ending up like this guy.

"I guess I should start my paper..."
Haven't gotten started on that research paper for History and have no clue where to start? The friendly staff at Weldon's Research Help desk would be more than happy to get you started. If Weldon isn't your scene, the site has a handy chat function where you can get the assistance of the knowledgeable staff from the comfort of your Rez.

"Can you look over my essay?"
Personally? No. But good thing the Student Development Centre offers a Writing Support Centre! Their sharp eyes will catch spelling errors, grammar hiccups and such. Check out their drop-in sessions, located in the afternoons at Weldon. It's a busy time for the folks at the Writing Support Centre, so I suggest going early. Alternatively, you could book an hour-long appointment which might be a safer bet.

It's also a good idea to talk to your TA/Prof if you need someone to bounce your ideas off of. After all, they'll (and when I say they, it most likely will be your TA) be the one marking your paper and will know what to look for/what direction you should take your paper in.

Show Off for a Good Cause

LAMP's First Year Committee and Leadership Chairs are looking for acts for our upcoming charity coffeehouse on Wednesday, January 26th @ APK Live!

Whether you're the kind of person to belt out a tune, rock out on your electric guitar, or have a stand-up act, you're just what we're looking for!

Money raised from this event will go towards Unity Project to fund their Art Workshop for residents. It's a great organization that we're totally pumped to be working with!

Interested? This is what we need from you:
- e-mail kdibacc@uwo.ca by Nov., 26th with a sample of your work-

I Wish I'd Known Sooner #1 - Forwarding UWO Mail

Welcome to the multiple part series of "I Wish I'd Known Sooner", simple tips and tricks that we've picked up along the years that well...we wish we'd known sooner. Hopefully you'll find that they'll make your life at Western a little easier!

#1 Forwarding UWO Mail

It's Wednesday evening and you think 'Hey, I haven't checked my Western mail in a while, maybe I should do that'. You log onto your account and not only are there 20 unread messages (yikes!) but one of your profs for a class tomorrow morning sent you an e-mail Monday morning with a link to the reading that you couldn't find.

Do you often forget to check your UWO mail? Rather use Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo or some other account? Well thanks to Mail Forwarding, you'll never miss an e-mail sent to your UWO account!

Here's how:

1. Log onto your UWO account and locate the Options tab on the left-hand side panel
2. Go into Mail > Local Account > Forwarding
3. Enter in the e-mail account you prefer to get your UWO mail sent to. You can also decide to keep a copy in your UWO Mail just in case.
   
4. Save your changes!

As handy as this trick is, we recommend replying/sending any e-mails to profs directly from your UWO account since some profs have a filter on their e-mail.

Bonus! Did you know that you can also forward WebCT mail messages as well? Sometimes your prof will send the class a message via WebCT, so if you don't check WebCT that often, it's a good idea to use the mail forwarding option.

1. Hit 'My Settings' at the top of the page once you've logged in
2. Edit the e-mail in 'My Profile' with your e-mail
3. Go under 'My Tool Options' and scroll down to Mail to change your settings

MIT Professor Meet and Greet - This Wednesday!

Social Sci/BMOS/A&H Professor Meet and Greet

Strategy Bytes Series

NEW for Western students! Helpful, informative presentations on WebCT.

Choose from video, audio, and text formats. Once you've successfully registered, the Strategy Bytes Series will appear on your WebCT OWL; see Learning Skills Services - Online Resources in your course list. To register, click here.



What can you do for me? A Tour of Learning Skills Services

Learning Skills Counsellors help students in a number of ways. This Byte provides an overview of all that SDC's Learning Skills Services can do for students at Western.



Help me! Using the Learning Help Centre

Not sure how you could benefit from drop-in help on campus? This Byte profiles SDC's Learning Help Centre and the kinds of drop-in assistance it provides to Western students.

I thought I knew my stuff! Learning from Exam Errors

Have you been disappointed by the results of a recent exam? Has this happened more than once? This Byte outlines some common reasons for exam errors and provides suggestions on how you can take steps to correct these errors and improve your test performance.



What worked for me: Top Strategies from Successful Students

Each year, SDC's Learning Skills Services has a group of dedicated volunteers who assist students in our Learning Help Centre. Benefit from the learning strategies that they recommend in this Byte. Suggestions are provided for keeping up with courses, studying for tests, managing time, and for specific disciplines. Learn from some of Western's best students.

I'll do it later... Putting Off Procrastination

Procrastination is the bane of many students' existence. What can be done about it? This Byte will help you to examine your patterns of procrastination and provide some strategies to tackle this pervasive problem.

I'm not in high school anymore... Transitioning to Learning at University

Welcome to university! Things are different here...especially expectations around learning. Some of the most pronounced differences in learning between high school and university are outlined in this Byte. As well, the Byte offers some helpful advice on how to adapt to these changes.