Learning Skills
How We Can Help
Learning Skills advisers can assist students to:
- develop learning strategies that work for tertiary study
- manage the process of writing essays or reports
- develop and refine analytical and critical reading skills
- improve exam techniques
- enhance academic language and learning skills
- use study time efficiently and effectively
This is done in a variety of ways:
- individual consultations
- workshops
- drop-in sessions
- study centres
- short preparation courses
- self-help resources
Learning Skills advisers will help you identify areas for improvement in your assignments, and assist you to develop strategies to improve your skills in academic literacy and learning. We may comment on the structure and form of your work, and are available to offer help in understanding, interpreting critically, and responding to an assignment task or essay topic. Advisers will suggest resources to help you study and learn independently.
Full research students should contact the Centre for Research and Graduate Training for academic language and learning support.
At Learning Skills, we believe that the work you submit must be yours, so we will not correct your grammar and spelling, or suggest changes to the actual content of your work. We do not proofread.
We will not:
- Edit your assignments
- Correct your grammar and spelling.
- Assist you with the academic content of your assignments
- Estimate your final grade
We ask you to:
- Be polite and courteous to our staff and others using the services
- Detail your query as best you can for us
- Take advantage of the full range of online resources and STUDY LINK programs available to you
- Thoroughly proof read your draft assignment before you request Learning Skills assistance
- Follow through on suggestions made by Learning Skills advisers
- Understand that there are times of the year when there is considerable load on Learning Skills staff and make your appointments or queries as early as possible
- Notify us when you are unable to attend an appointment or are likely to be late
- Provide us with suitable feedback on our services in order to improve them.
Please refer to Learning Skills Policies section for further information on how we work with students.