Learning Excellence Centre
Learning Excellence Centre
Florida Institute of Science and Management’s Learning Excellence Centre provides students with various learning resources to assist learners throughout their studies. It offers tutoring sessions and workshops.
Tutoring Sessions
Schedule a tutoring session to receive help and guidance on completing course assignments. Learners can avail tutoring sessions regarding any of the courses. Book a tutoring session online by filling in the form, and a tutor will contact you to set up a tutoring session.
Workshops
Workshop on Study Tips
Time Management Skills: Poor time management can cause anxiety and procrastination, while effective time management reduces mistakes and stress. Join us to learn time management skills in this workshop to help you plan your studies and your life.
Workshop on How to Study Effectively?: In this workshop, 8 strategies for smarter learning by using active learning strategies will be covered
Workshop on Writing Skills
Scholarly Writing: Learn scholarly writing and the characteristics that make up successful scholarly writing. Practice identifying strong scholarly writing and learn how to develop a strong scholarly writing process. This workshop is recommended for learners new to scholarly writing.
Writing Process: In this workshop, learners will become familiar with the writing process by visualizing it at various stages, from brainstorming to the final draft and reflection. Learners will learn six steps of the writing process and tips for each step.
Strategies to Start Writing: In this workshop, discuss various strategies to brainstorm ideas and gather your thoughts in preparation for writing your paper. These strategies will help you avoid writer’s block and make your writing process efficient.
Strong Thesis Statements: An essential component of academic writing is a thesis statement. Join the workshop to solidify your knowledge of thesis statements with a focus on practicing creating your thesis statement.
Introduce and Conclude Your Writing: In this workshop, we will highlight two essential aspects of any paper: the introduction and the conclusion. We will answer questions like, what is an appropriate way to introduce your main topic? How should these paragraphs interact with the rest of the paper? And more exploring several examples.
Strategies for Revising and Proofing: In this workshop, we will discuss the revision process, including explaining the difference between proofreading and revising, how to revise on your own and how to revise using faculty feedback.