Build Skills at Your Own Speed
The Learning Centers' academic coaching program offers several online learning modules through Canvas that can be completed asynchronously on your own schedule.
No matter your level of experience in online learning, this module will provide resources to help you make choices that function well in the online environment and contribute to your successful learning. Many courses have online sections, and some are online only. Your goals as a student, and the goals your professors have for you, remain the same whether you learn in person or online. What differs is how you pursue and attain those goals.
This course provides an opportunity to reflect on how you manage time, consider how you want to change your habits, and learn strategies that can increase your effectiveness. You will learn more about the psychology of why we make certain choices with how we manage our time, and be introduced to a series of activities and learning resources. With what you discover, you will be able to create a more productive schedule and task plan.
This course introduces you to what academic integrity is, why it is important, and how to maintain it. Completing this course will help you understand how Rutgers University supports academic integrity through resources, rules, and systems. Rutgers students agree to follow these rules as part of a community of integrity. Your commitment to academic integrity will ensure you have the best opportunity for success in college.
This course highlights the purpose and power of note taking as a driver of active learning and is designed to increase your effectiveness as a note taker. You will learn why targeted note taking can help you prepare more effectively for assessments, details about specific note-taking methods, and guidance for choosing what is most important to write in your notes.
This course is designed to help you build metacognition, meaning an understanding of how your brain operates when you think and learn. You will explore the three metacognitive processes, assess how well you use each one, identify where you would like to improve, and plan specific ways to increase metacognition and improve your learning.
In this course, you will add to your toolbox of study strategies and build your skill in applying them toward more effective retention and understanding of course content. The module divides study strategies into three learning goals: Memorizing information, using and examining information, and problem solving. You'll explore each and access additional resources to support your learning and practice.
This online learning module will explore the ties between mindset, motivation, attitudes towards education, and self-efficacy. To begin, you will reflect on your own mindset surrounding different facets of your life. Then, you will think about Mindset in terms of your relationship with learning. Lastly, you'll identify strategies that support a growth mindset and create a personal plan for ongoing expansion of growth mindset.
In this module, you'll explore your own mindset around math and how math anxiety can affect your learning. You'll dive into strategies to become a self-regulated math learner with practical problem solving, math learning, and exam preparation strategies. Lastly, you'll be able to apply a math strategy to a course you're taking and learn about how to choose useful resources.
Plan for Success
Take your learning to the next level and sign up for academic coaching at the Learning Centers to create a more personalized plan of success.