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.