The Office of Academic Support & Retention facilitates academic workshops focusing on a variety of topics that are available to student groups, student organizations, university departments, and course instructors. Each interactive workshop is about 45-60 minutes. Workshops may be delivered either virtually or in-person. You can request your preference and, if in-person delivery is requested, approval will be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, predicted number of attendees, space availability, and facilitator needs.

 

Workshops Available:

Students will learn about various academic support resources at the University of Iowa and why it’s important to use them and will develop a plan for instructor’s office hours. Offered and beneficial throughout the whole semester.

Intended Audience: All students can find this workshop helpful, but students earlier in their academic career may benefit more than ones later in their career.

Students will develop a method for how to study, learn about the study timeline, and be equipped with practical study strategies that they can use throughout their academic career. This workshop is most beneficial between weeks 1-12 of the semester (Before Fall Break/January-March).

Intended Audience: All students can find this workshop helpful as there are skills that can be applied to all types of course and at all levels.

Students will learn strategies for reading textbooks and scholarly articles and methods for taking notes in class. This workshop is most beneficial between weeks 1-12 of the semester (Before Fall Break/January-March).

Intended Audience: All students can benefit from this workshop as reading and lectures are common across many courses.

Students will learn about resiliency, including what it is, why it is important, the barriers to being resilient, and how to apply strategies to bounce back in times of stress. Offered and beneficial throughout the whole semester.

Intended Audience: All students – even ones who are not currently battling through stress.

Students will learn about the 5 daily habits that can help them with their academic success. This workshop is most beneficial between weeks 1-10 of the semester (August-October/January-March).

Intended Audience: This workshop is targeted for students early in their academic careers to help set them up for success early. Student organizations might benefit from other workshops that focus on more specific skills.

Students will learn how to effectively prioritize, create a time management plan, and other practical tips for managing time and commitments. Offered and beneficial throughout the whole semester.

Intended Audience: All students can benefit from this workshop as these skills can be applied widely, even after graduation.

Students will learn how to apply metacognition to help them study for midterm exams, plan study sessions and commitments around exams, and mentally prepare for exams. This workshop is most beneficial between weeks 1-11 of the semester (Before Fall Break/January-March).

Intended Audience: All students can find this workshop helpful as there are skills that can be applied to all types of course and at all levels.

Students will learn how to apply metacognition to help them prepare for final exams, apply effective time management practices for the end of the semester, develop a study schedule, and start mental preparation for before, during, and after final exams. This workshop is most beneficial between weeks 11-15 of the semester (After Fall Break/April).

Intended Audience: All students can find this workshop helpful as there are skills that can be applied to all types of course and at all levels.