Disability Service 2010
Disability Service 2010 |
Summer Transition Program 2010 |
Updated
on September 1, 2010 |
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Click on the links below to view workshop presentations & online resources |
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Cools Tools: here are some great tools to help you view, enjoy and better access the presentations and resources on this site: PowerPoint Viewer: this software allows you to view Powerpoint presentations if you do not have access to MS Office on your computer. Click here to learn more. Free Natural Reader 9.0: this text-to-speech application will read your email, web pages, text documents and more. Click here to learn more. Free PowerTalk: this little text-to-speech tool reads PowerPoint presentation to you. Click here to learn more. Free Virtual Magnifying Glass: don't miss the fine print! As advertised, this tool "is simple, customizable, and easy-to-use." Click here to learn more. Want to know more about Disability Services @ Nipissing University? |
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Intro to Disability Services: This presentation is part of the Welcome Dinner and is intended for both students and their parents. We introduce the Disability Services staff and outline the supports and resources available to students. We also review the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities in the post-secondary learning environment. Click here to view the Intro to Disability Services presentation. |
How We Learn: Let me introduce — your brain! In this seminar Mike Walker, Learning Strategist, will present the learning model and demonstrate the various processes involved in learning such as attention, processing and memory. Understanding how you learn will help you study more effectively. Click here to view the How We Learn presentation. |
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Learning & Disabilities: Many disabilities can seriously interfere with the most fundamental learning processes. Although we will focus primarily on learning disabilities in this workshop, we will also address the challenges presented by physical, sensory, medical, and mental health disabilities and provide you with a better understanding of how to cope with these challenges in the learning environment. Click here to view Learning & Disabilities. |
How You Learn: Personalized Learning Workshop: In this workshop you will complete several learning style, personality and study strategy inventories which will form the basis of your personal Learning Profile. When combined with your disability information, your Learning Profile will provide you with a better understanding of your own personal learning preferences and which learning approaches and strategies may suit you best. Click here to view How YOU Learn and click below for the handout: |
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Active Learning, Study Skills and the Master Notebook: Building upon the previous workshops, this seminar will outline the principles of active learning and thinking, and introduce one active super strategy, Beating the Forgetting Curve, a strategy that incorporates, note taking, study and time management strategies. The Master Notebook will be introduced as a model for organization, planning and time management, and we will discuss active learning strategies to complement your results from each of the 10 LASSI scales. Click here to view Active Learning. |
Time: the Key to Success: Recent research indicates that good time management is the most important skills demonstrated by academically successful students. Dan Pletzer, Manager of Counselling and Disability Services, will discuss the time commitments expected at university and explain that academic and life organizational skills such as how to set schedules and goals and commit to working towards them will help keep you on time and on track. Click here to view Time Keys to Success & click below for the handouts: |
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Adaptive Technology for Disabilities: During this workshop our Adaptive Technology Technician, Mark Giddens, will introduce a variety of adaptive technologies, demonstrate how they work and explain how they help students with their studies. This will include an overview of hardware and software such as Kurzweil, TextHELP, Dragon Naturally Speaking and much more! Click here to view Adaptive Technology. |
Time Management Tools: Agendas, calendars, electronic schedulers, to-do lists — what are the best time management tools? This workshop will examine many time management strategies and tools including some great free paper and electronic/online resources, Dan will also provide you with a Time Poster wall calendar to keep you on track throughout the semester. Click here to view Time Management Tools. |
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Tech for Success: In addition to the technology listed above, there are many technological tools that can assist you in your learning — and many of them are free!! With the help of student mentors, you will get the opportunity to try out electronic readers, agendas, mind mapping programs, digital recorders, spell checkers and scanners. Although many of these tools were originally designed to help persons with disabilities, many non-disabled learners benefit from these powerful tech tools. Click here to view Tech for Success. |
Academic Integrity: With increased academic freedom and choice comes greater personal responsibility. You need to ensure that your work — from homework to essays to labs — is completed on your own and that resources and sources are properly cited and referenced. Failure to do so results in serious academic censure. Our Dean, Dr. Cooper, gave us a good overview of the nature of academic integrity, and I have provided my presentation with links and a previous presentation by one of our faculty, Ingrid Bajewsky. Click here to view Academic Integrity Links. Click here to view Ingrid's Presentation. |
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Learning & AD/HD: Attention Deficit Hyperativity Disorder -- is it real or a myth; will one grow out of it; how does it affect learning? These and other questions about AD/HD are explored by our guest presenter, Robert Silvestri, a doctoral candidate and researcher with the Northern Ontario Assessment & Resource Centre. Robert will explain why and how AD/HD affects learning and provide you with strategies to help you deal with its adverse effects. Click here to view Learning & AD/HD. |
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McMaster University Academic Skills Videos The Student Development Centre at Mac in Hamilton has dozens of videos in their Academic Skills Online series. These videos cover topics from thinking strategies and learning styles, to time and stress management, to math and writing concepts and strategies. Click here to view this very informative video series or visit the Centre for Student Development at http://csd.mcmaster.ca/academic.html |
Dartmouth College Academic Skills Videos The Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH has six videos in their Academic Success series. These videos address the following topics: General Chemistry, Time Management, Note Taking, Stress Management, Reading Improvement, and Strategic Learning. Click here to view this very informative video series or visit the Academic Skills Centre at www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/ Also visit Dartmouth's Learning Strategies page at www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/index.html |
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Resource Sites
University Resource Sites
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Learning Style Resource Sites
More Online Inventories
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Tips for Improving Concentration
Links for Listening Skills
Links for Note Taking Skills
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Reading Skills
Electronic Readers
*Note: electronic readers typically read .txt and .htm files. If you want to read your textbooks or handouts, you have to scan the pages and convert the image into text using OCR (optical character recognition) software. Reading Resources
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Sites for Writing Support
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Style Guides:
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