Workshops and Events

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Learn together at our workshops, programs, pop-up events, and drop-in sessions

The Student Academic Learning Support team provide a range of workshops, programs and events drop-in sessions to support your learning and academic success.

Join us to learn about how to adjust to university life, understand assignment and other academic expectations, how to prepare for your exams, study with integrity, use Academic English confidently in your classes and assignments and more. Friendly, qualified staff and experienced student leaders from our team, and from a selection of degree courses are here to guide you through.

Support for academic skills and integrity

Workshop and events program

The Student Academic Learning Support team provide group learning activities across the year to support your learning and develop the skills you need to succeed.

Our Learning Advisers and Academic Integrity Ambassadors, often working with academic and professional staff from across the University, run workshops and other events online and on campus to bring you together to learn with other students, develop your understanding of University expectations and engage confidently in your coursework.

Learning Advisers from the Student Academic Learning Support Team deliver a series of workshops on writing assignments, referencing, paraphrasing and more.

Check back here throughout semester for an updated schedule of activities.

Academic Integrity Skills staff and student leaders facilitate a number of workshops, pop-up events, interactive games, panel talks and other fun learning activities on campus and online to support students understanding of the Academic Integrity Policy and promote a culture of academic integrity across the University.

The team work with Student Academic Learning Support as well as academic and professional staff from the Library and the Colleges to provide workshops to help you develop confidence and skills and hear about other students’ experiences in topics including but not limited to:

  • Using Artificial Intelligence Ethically
  • Ethics, Integrity and the Australian Workplace
  • Enhancing Your Academic Performance with Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity Skills workshops take place across the year, including the highlight - Academic Integrity Awareness Week – a full weeklong program of activities, including information sessions, games and competitions.

Check back here throughout semester for an updated schedule of activities.

English Assist Program

Join English Assist workshops to support your academic language development

The English Assist Program is here to help you develop your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills for university study. The two workshop courses in the program, Communicate & Connect and English for Coursework Success, are designed to support international students studying an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree. 

The program offers a series of workshops that take place throughout semester and are designed to assist in the development of communication skills and academic skills in the university context.

These skills are able to be applied in a variety of contexts, regardless of your subject area, degree, or professional experience, and the program is also a great opportunity to meet other students and make new friends.

Check the timetable below to find and register for weekly sessions.

English for Coursework Success is a series of free, optional two-hour weekly workshops open to all commencing international students at Adelaide University.

The English for Coursework Success workshops (ECSs) support the development of knowledge for specific academic contexts and assignment types. The workshops are designed to give you the skills you need to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English for your courses.

Check the ECS session timetable and register to attend each weekly session at a time/date that suits you.

Workshop themeLocation (campus/room)Session (date/time)
Academic ExpectationsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG214 March 9:10 am to 11 am
Academic ExpectationsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG125 March 1:10 pm to 3 pm
Lectures and ListeningAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2111 March 9:10 am to 11 am
Lectures and ListeningAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1212 March 1:10 pm to 3 pm
Group WorkAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2118 March 9:10 am to 11am
Group WorkAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1219 March 1:10 pm to 3 pm
Reading EffectivelyAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2125 March 9:10 am to 11 am
Reading EffectivelyAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1226 March 1:10 pm to 3 pm
Reading CriticallyAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG211 April 9:10 am to 11 am
Reading CriticallyAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG122 April 1:10 pm to 3 pm
Academic PresentationsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG218 April 9:10 am to 11 am
Academic PresentationsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG129 April 1:10 pm to 3 pm
Paraphrasing and CohesionAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2115 April 9:10 am to 11 am
Paraphrasing and CohesionAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1216 April 1:10 pm to 3 pm
MID-SEMESTER BREAK
Synthesising Evidence and IdeasAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG216 May 9:10 am to 11 am
Synthesising Evidence and IdeasAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG127 May 1:10am to 3 pm
Editing your own WorkAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2113 May 9:10 am to 11 am
Editing your own WorkAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1214 May 1:10 am to 3 pm

Enrol in the English for Coursework Success myLearning course for access to weekly session materials and more.

Register

Communicate & Connect is a series of free, optional 50-minute weekly workshops open to international students by coursework at Adelaide University.

The workshops are designed to help you to develop your written and spoken communication skills at university, and to acquire the confidence to apply these skills in a variety of contexts to achieve your academic goals.

Check the C&C session timetable and register to attend each weekly session at a time/date that suits you.

Workshop themeLocation (campus/time)Session (date/time)
Communicate at UniversityAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG214 March 11:10 am to 12 pm
Communicate at UniversityAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG125 March 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Email EtiquetteAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2111 March 11:10 am to 12 pm
Email EtiquetteAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1212 March 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Participate in Different SettingsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2118 March 11:10 am to 12 pm
Participate in Different SettingsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1219 March 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Communicate with PurposeAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2125 March 11:10 am to 12 pm
Communicate with PurposeAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1226 March 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Active Listening SkillsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG211 April 1:10 am to 12 pm
Active Listening SkillsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG122 April 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Academic DiscussionsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG218 April 11:10 am to 12 pm
Academic DiscussionsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG129 April 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Communicate in a GroupAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2115 April 11:10 am to 12 pm
Communicate in a GroupAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1216 April 4:10 pm to 5 pm
MID-SEMESTER BREAK
Confident PresentationsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG216 May 11:10 am to 12 pm
Confident PresentationsAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG127 May 4:10 pm to 5 pm
Communication ReviewAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG2113 May 11:10 am to 12 pm
Communication ReviewAdelaide City Campus East, Lower Napier LG1214 May 4:10 pm to 5 pm

Enrol in the English for Coursework Success myLearning course for access to weekly session materials and more.

Register

Learning Support Classroom

Drop-in support from teaching staff in your courses

The Learning Support Classroom is a safe, inclusive space where you can join scheduled drop-in learning support sessions run by tutors from your courses, and study quietly in small groups outside timetabled session times.

There are two LSC spaces in the Learning Support Hubs on the City East and Mawson Lakes campuses near the Maths Learning Support services:

  • On Level 3 Barr Smith South at City East
  • On Level 1 of the Library at Mawson Lakes.

There is no need to make an appointment, just check the timetable below, come along at the scheduled time for your course session and find the table signposted with the course name.

Semester 1 timetable available soon.

Semester 1 timetable available soon.

Exam Busters

Exam revision session program

The Student Academic Learning Support team provide a huge program of exam revision sessions across the period leading up to exams at the end of semester 1 and 2.

Maths Learning Support and PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) come together in SWOTVAC to present seminars covering mathematical courses and concepts shaped by student request, and peer-led group study sessions to help you make the most of your study time and feel confident going into your exams.

As part of our Exam Busters program, Maths Learning Support staff run pre-exam revision sessions for large mathematical courses in the lead up to the exam period for semester 1 and 2. Topics covered in these sessions are shaped by student requests before and at the sessions themselves so that the content is directly relevant to what you need to focus on, when you need it most.

Check back here during the second half of semester for session timetable.

As part of our Exam Busters program, PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) Leaders facilitate large-scale study sessions for courses with exams. These peer-led revision sessions take place during SWOTVAC of semester 1 and 2, and are a great way to structure and maximise your study time.

Check back here during the second half of semester for session timetable.