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This workshop looks at how to write clearer paragraphs. It focuses on how to structure a paragraph, how to structure information within your text, and using vocabulary such as conjunctions and referents for greater coherence and cohesion. This is a great workshop to attend if you have ever been told that your writing is difficult to understand.
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Welcome to the Drop-in!
This semester we are offering a drop-in service (with both online and on-campus options happening concurrently) where you can ask us any maths-related questions pertaining to your studies. The best part is there's no bookings required.
Please take note of the information below:
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Monday to Friday |
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2:00pm to 4:00pm daily |
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Online Drop-in |
Via Zoom (click here to join) |
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On-campus Drop-in |
Whether it be in-person or online, we look forward to assisting you with your studies.
Campus Drop-in Centre
Our Drop-in centre can provide individual one-to-one help with a selection of mathematics, statistics and related units of study.
The Drop-in Centre is located in Room N293 in the Quadrangle.
Online Drop-in Centre (via Zoom)
To join any of the online drop-in sessions, click the Join a Drop-in Session button below:
How to get the most out of your drop-in session
When you join a drop-in session the teachers may be busy helping other students. If you are online, feel free to send a message in the chat explaining what you need help with or 'raise your hand' in Zoom to get the teacher's attention. Please be patient and the teacher will speak to you soon. If you wish to come back another time, it will be helpful if you send a message to the teacher to let them know when.
When you are joining the drop-in online, please be ready to screen share whatever material the tutor may need to be able to help you, such as course notes or tutorial questions.
Please note: By participating in our Mathematics Drop-In Centre, you agree NOT to engage in discussions nor share material that are directly from or closely related to assessible material. This includes assignments and online quizzes that are assessible.
To access any of our Zoom sessions, you will need to join using your university email address.
Drop-In timetable for Semester 2
Please check here regularly for updates to our timetable.
Week 10 timetable (10 October to 14 October)
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2pm (AEDT) |
On Campus: George |
On Campus: Ting-Ying |
On Campus: Ting-Ying |
On Campus: Closed |
On Campus: Closed |
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3pm (AEDT) |
This workshop will provide you with sets of questions that require you to take a ‘critical’ stance to disciplinary knowledge. These will help you to challenge assumptions and ideas as well as extend your knowledge. It then aims to help you apply this critical stance to your reading and show your critical thinking in your writing. It is a detailed look at how to interact with knowledge and how to meet the university’s academic expectations of criticality and originality in your work.
Target group: All students
Can you tell a verb from an adjective? Can you identify the subject of a sentence? This course covers four basic areas of English grammar (sentence structure, verb groups, verb tenses and noun groups). By the end of the course, you will have developed your knowledge and understanding of basic grammar so that you can analyse your own writing and use language more clearly and effectively. To know if you need to take this course or a more advanced one, take the short diagnostic test at bit.ly/GDT_LH
Target group: Undergraduate students and masters by coursework students.
How can I write more complex sentences? Should I use passive voice or not? This workshop will change your understanding of grammar from simply rules to write correctly to resources to create meaning in your academic writing. To participate in this workshop you need to either have completed Functional Grammar 1 or have a sound knowledge of basic grammar concepts. To check, complete this short diagnostic quiz at bit.ly/GDT_LH
Target audience: Students who have successfully completed Functional Grammar for Academic Writing 1 or have passed the short diagnostic test.
What to bring: a draft of current writing and sample paragraph from your discipline
Get it Write is a series of six workshops that covers all the basics of academic writing. It is a great place to start if you are new to university or if you are a continuing or postgraduate student and you want to refresh your memory and make your writing even better! It covers academic grammar and vocabulary, writing a clear thesis statement, connecting your ideas more clearly, using sources and evidence (including referencing), and having a clear and critical writer voice.
Target group: Undergraduate students and masters by coursework students.
Are you sometimes confused about what plagiarism is and isn’t? Do you find it difficult to organise your sources to answer your assignment question? This workshop series will take you through the process of finding and selecting appropriate sources, analysing and synthesising your evidence for your writing purpose and using different vocabulary and grammatical structures to incorporate sources successfully into your writing.
Target group: All students.
In these sessions you'll get practical guidance from experienced advisors, an opportunity to ask the pressing questions, and the chance to connect with other HDR students also starting out. This orientation for new HDR students consists of three sessions.
Session 1: Overview of a Thesis
Session 2: Preparing for PG Research
Session 3: Writing a Literature Review
This course focuses on learning to use Zotero to manage references for your writing project.
The Learning Hub (Academic Language and Learning) offers individual consultations to help you develop effective reading, writing and time management strategies and provide helpful feedback on your work using a developmental approach. Half-hour consultations are available Monday to Thursday from 10am-12pm. We do not proofread the final versions of your texts (such as assignments) before you submit them.
An appointment with a Learning Success Advisor can help you:
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Interpret your assignment requirements
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Structure your writing and express your ideas more clearly
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Enhance your academic writing style
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Improve your self-editing skills
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Develop your reading and note-taking skills
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Identify resources to develop your academic language skills
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Adapt to university study (including Higher Degree by Research studies) and manage your workload
In order to maximise the benefits of appointments and provide a fair system for all students, we have some guidelines around appointment booking:
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Be mindful of your assignment due dates and plan ahead so you can get the most benefit from seeing a Learning Success Advisor
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We do not edit, proofread, grammar check or revise assignments
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We cannot advise on the disciplinary content of your work. Your lecturers, tutors and supervisors are the best resources for content-specific advice
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You can only enrol in one session per week. Speak to your Learning Success Advisor if you need more sessions
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If you are no longer able to attend a booked appointment, please cancel as soon as possible
We offer one-to-one individual assistance by appointment for help with the content, assumed knowledge, and study advice for mathematics and statistics content within your units of study at the University. Currently, our consultations is only available online via Zoom.
To make the most of the meeting, please have your materials ready before the session to show our learning success advisors. Feel free to send your materials to our learning advisor beforehand.
Some important information:
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Each booking is limited to one user per half-hour slot.
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Please limit yourself to one booking at a time. We prefer that you attend your existing booking first before making new bookings. You can book another session once you've finished your first session. Multiple bookings by the same person may be deleted.
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You can book a slot from one hour before the booking slot and up to seven days in advance.
Among the challenges of academic writing is the need for lexical variation: academic writers in English need a broad vocabulary, and you need to know how to put it to use. This can help your readers to understand important distinctions and it can also make for a more readable style. A number of key online tools can help you to independently build this aspect of your academic language use. In this session, we will introduce useful tools such as the Sketch Engine for Language Learning and the Corpus of Contemporary American English and show how to employ them.
