Centre for Learning and Teaching

Academic Skills Centre

School of Education
Semester 1, 2019
English Language and Academic Skills Workshops
Each semester the Academic Skills Centre runs a variety of 45-minute workshops that you can attend
on-campus or online. Some of the topics for this semester include:

 Writing better sentences  Oral Presentations

 Starting Assignments  Academic Style
 Reading & Note-Taking  Referencing
 Delivering Presentations  Paraphrasing
 Exam Preparation  Writing Essays

A full schedule is available on the Academic Skills Centre Community site on Blackboard.

Assignment Drop-In Sessions

Drop-in sessions provide students in all schools with the opportunity to receive direct assistance from
a Learning Adviser to unpack and understand assigned readings, assessments and other learning tasks.
Just ‘drop-in’ to any of the following sessions:

Assignment Drop-in Labs

Generic/School of Weeks Day Time Location

Education support
School of Education 1 – 8, 9 – 13 Mondays 10.00am – 11:30am JO 31.234
Generic support 3 – 13 Mondays* 2.00pm – 4.00pm ML 3.170
Generic support 3 – 13 Tuesdays 10.00am – 12.00pm JO 31.234
Generic support 3 – 13 Thursdays* 2.00pm – 4.00pm JO 31.234
Generic 3 – 13 Fridays 10.00am – 12.00pm ML 3.170
School of Education 1 – 8, 9 – 13 Fridays 1.00pm – 2:30pm ML library,
Ground floor, to the
right of lifts
*Generic Assignment Drop-ins with Numeracy support available
Bring along digital or print copies of your drafts, unit plans, and assignment guidelines.

For further assistance visit the Academic Skills Centre

Joondalup campus: 34.240
9am – 4pm
Mt Lawley campus: 3.170
9am – 4pm
South West: 3:101C
1pm – 4pm

Learning support information and self-study materials are available on the Academic Skills Centre site via “My Communities” on Blackboard.
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Academic Skills Centre

LANTITE support program

These literacy and numeracy sessions will help you prepare for the LANTITE. Check out details of online
resources and workshops in the Academic Skills Centre Community site (Academic Skills Resources/
School Specific Resources/School of Education). No need to register!

Online workshops – BB Collaborate

Workshop Date
LANTITE Introductory workshop Thursday, 7 February
Thursday, 7 March
LANTITE Literacy – Intensive Thursday, 14 February
LANTITE Numeracy – Intensive Monday, 11 February
LANTITE LITERACY – MODULE 1 Thursday, 14 March
LANTITE LITERACY – MODULE 2 Thursday, 21 March
LANTITE NUMERACY– MODULE 1 Monday, 4 March
LANTITE NUMERACY – MODULE 2 Monday, 11 March
LANTITE NUMERACY – MODULE 3 Monday, 18 March
Time
3:00pm – 4:00pm
10:00am – 12:00pm
10:00pm – 11:00am
10:00am – 12:00pm
10:00pm – 11:00am
10:00am – 11:00am
9:00am – 10:00am
9:00am – 10:00am
9:00am – 10:00am

To participate in online workshops go to the Workshops tab in the Academic Skills Centre Community
Site in Blackboard, and select Online workshops.

On-campus workshops
Wednesdays – ML13.225
Workshop Date Time
LANTITE Introductory workshop 10 April 10:00am – 11:00am
LANTITE LITERACY – MODULE 1 17 April 10:00am – 11:00am
LANTITE LITERACY – MODULE 2 24 April 10:00am – 11:00am
LANTITE NUMERACY – MODULE 1 10 April 11:30am – 12:30pm
LANTITE NUMERACY – MODULE 2 17 April 11:30am – 12:30pm
LANTITE NUMERACY – MODULE 3 24 April 11:30am – 12:30pm

Useful links
For general enquiries or to make an appointment contact the Academic Skills Centre at:
learningadviser@ecu.edu.au
To make an appointment with the School librarian contact: library@ecu.edu.au
Referencing resources: http://www.ecu.edu.au/centres/library-services/overview
Library: library@ecu.edu.au
Referencing Guide: https://ecu.au.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=30117643
How to reference Curriculum documents: https://ecu.au.libguides.com/c.php?g=410543&p=2797282

Learning support information and self-study materials are available on the Academic Skills Centre site via “My Communities” on Blackboard.