Platform walkthroughs
Begin with a practical plan for platform walkthroughs, identifying what you need and where to seek assistance.
Successful learning depends on more than course content. The guidance below describes practical activities, student responsibilities, and support considerations for a productive learning experience.
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Orientation and onboarding
Within academic support, this area deserves careful attention because it connects policies or expectations to concrete actions. The three dimensions below provide a practical checklist for learners, staff, or partners seeking clarity about this topic.
Study expectations
Use checklists and feedback to improve your approach to study expectations over the duration of your studies.
Technology checks
Review your progress and adjust routines relating to technology checks before small difficulties become major obstacles.
In practice: Practical activity: create a one-page checklist covering platform walkthroughs, study expectations, and technology checks; revisit it at the end of each study period.
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Academic skills
Within academic support, this area deserves careful attention because it connects policies or expectations to concrete actions. The three dimensions below provide a practical checklist for learners, staff, or partners seeking clarity about this topic.
Critical reading
Begin with a practical plan for critical reading, identifying what you need and where to seek assistance.
Research planning
Use checklists and feedback to improve your approach to research planning over the duration of your studies.
Referencing practice
Review your progress and adjust routines relating to referencing practice before small difficulties become major obstacles.
In practice: Practical activity: create a one-page checklist covering critical reading, research planning, and referencing practice; revisit it at the end of each study period.
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Assessment guidance
Within academic support, this area deserves careful attention because it connects policies or expectations to concrete actions. The three dimensions below provide a practical checklist for learners, staff, or partners seeking clarity about this topic.
Understanding rubrics
Begin with a practical plan for understanding rubrics, identifying what you need and where to seek assistance.
Draft planning
Use checklists and feedback to improve your approach to draft planning over the duration of your studies.
Feedback interpretation
Review your progress and adjust routines relating to feedback interpretation before small difficulties become major obstacles.
In practice: Practical activity: create a one-page checklist covering understanding rubrics, draft planning, and feedback interpretation; revisit it at the end of each study period.
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Study consultations
Within academic support, this area deserves careful attention because it connects policies or expectations to concrete actions. The three dimensions below provide a practical checklist for learners, staff, or partners seeking clarity about this topic.
Clarifying learning goals
Begin with a practical plan for clarifying learning goals, identifying what you need and where to seek assistance.
Identifying knowledge gaps
Use checklists and feedback to improve your approach to identifying knowledge gaps over the duration of your studies.
Action planning
Review your progress and adjust routines relating to action planning before small difficulties become major obstacles.
In practice: Practical activity: create a one-page checklist covering clarifying learning goals, identifying knowledge gaps, and action planning; revisit it at the end of each study period.
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Accessibility discussions
Within academic support, this area deserves careful attention because it connects policies or expectations to concrete actions. The three dimensions below provide a practical checklist for learners, staff, or partners seeking clarity about this topic.
Individual learning barriers
Begin with a practical plan for individual learning barriers, identifying what you need and where to seek assistance.
Reasonable adjustments subject to confirmation
Use checklists and feedback to improve your approach to reasonable adjustments subject to confirmation over the duration of your studies.
Accessible formats
Review your progress and adjust routines relating to accessible formats before small difficulties become major obstacles.
In practice: Practical activity: create a one-page checklist covering individual learning barriers, reasonable adjustments subject to confirmation, and accessible formats; revisit it at the end of each study period.
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Learner progression
Within academic support, this area deserves careful attention because it connects policies or expectations to concrete actions. The three dimensions below provide a practical checklist for learners, staff, or partners seeking clarity about this topic.
Tracking milestones
Begin with a practical plan for tracking milestones, identifying what you need and where to seek assistance.
Early support conversations
Use checklists and feedback to improve your approach to early support conversations over the duration of your studies.
Completion planning
Review your progress and adjust routines relating to completion planning before small difficulties become major obstacles.
In practice: Practical activity: create a one-page checklist covering tracking milestones, early support conversations, and completion planning; revisit it at the end of each study period.
Questions to consider
Where can I obtain the latest information about academic support?
Write to info@g-lbs.ca and specify the exact topic, intended use, and any time-sensitive requirements. Request the relevant current written documentation.
How can I use this guidance?
Use the six sections as a structured discussion checklist. Confirm any policy, timetable, service, or programme detail directly before relying on it for an application, purchase, or professional decision.
Who should I contact with a detailed question?
The GLBS contact team can route questions about academic support to the relevant person or provide the most appropriate enquiry process.