LEARNING CENTRE Exam Preparation at the Learning Centre An Exam Preparation Campaign has begun at the Learning Centre. This Campaign is geared towards informing Seneca students of the many examspecific services offered at the Learning Centre. Each campus’ Learning Centre staff will Active 4473 be Users reaching out to faculty for assistance New in formulating course-specific exam preparation workshops and informing Active Users 695 students of workshop schedules. Engage. Learn. Succeed. April 2015 LEARNING CENTRE Newsletter The original exam experts Tutoring exam preparation One-to-One Tutoring workshops, studying guides, Group Tutoring Total number of Seneca practice-exams, tutoringusers who registered to Lynda.com since (targeted to MyLearning launch in July 2014. Workshops and resources specific subject areas) (intokey academicin Number of new Seneca users whoSeminars registered Lynda.com areas and key success January. strategies) The Exam Preparation Campaign also aims to encourage Logins 5700 In-Class Tutoring in January. Number of Seneca Senecastudents users who accessed Lynda.com (classroom-wide academic to book their tutoring appointments early. By doing so, students will avoid assistance) the near-exam rush often experienced at the Learning Centre. Students are Distinct 1108 also courses encouraged viewed to bring a classmate or friendNumber to a workshop or tutoring of topics viewed by Seneca users. Learning Resources session. Group tutoring helps alleviate the demand placed on Learning Centre resources while encouraging group and dynamic learning. Reading/Vocabulary Distinct videos viewed 15130 Number of unique tutorial videos viewed in January by Seneca Writing users. Usage Statistics Via MyLearning Total Lynda.com views 23856 Total number of tutorial videos viewed in January by Seneca users Study Tips MyLearning is an online academic support service, offered through Learning Technology Enhanced Services, that can be utilized for hybrid and proactive learning. Along with Exercise files downloaded 309 Learning Environment Total number of course related materials downloaded by Seneca the Learning and Test Centre, MyLearning willusers now be reporting usage Tutors have computers, in January. statistics on a monthly basis. laptops, online tests and tip sheets and to anSeneca Active LearnLynda.com 246 report Number To obtain a copy of the monthly usage please contact Julio Palacios. of Certificates of Completion issued users who ing room at their disposal. [email protected] have completed a Lynda.com course in January. courses completed Active Users 5137 New Active Users 285 Distinct Courses Viewed 935 Total Views 19108 Lynda.com Courses Completed 127 Total number of Seneca users who registered to Lynda.com since MyLearning launch in July 2014. Number of new Seneca users who registered to Lynda.com in March. Number of topics viewed by Seneca users. Total number of tutorial videos viewed in March by Seneca users. Number of Certificates of Completion issued to Seneca users who have completed a Lynda.com course in March. Learning Centre - Locations & Contacts King (inside the library) Mon. - Thurs.: 8:30am - 6pm Fri.: 8:30am - 5pm (416) 491-5050 ext. 55138 Seneca at York (Room 1120) Mon. - Fri.: 8:30am - 7:30pm (416) 491-5050 ext. 33047 Access to Academic Clubs Conversation Club Reading Club Math Club Study Groups senecacollege.ca/learningcentres Markham (2nd floor, near the elevator) Mon. - Fri.: 8:30am - 6pm (416) 491-5050 ext. 77429 Newnham (Room B2100) Mon. - Fri.: 8am - 8pm Sat.: 10 am - 2 pm (416) 491-5050 ext. 22421 April 2015 TEST CENTRE Newsletter Extended Services at the Test Centre During Exams The Test Centre has taken many steps to prepare for exam week, the busiest week of the semester. In an effort to reduce wait times, the Test Centre hours have been extended, additional support from Learning Centre support staff has been recruited and waiting rooms have been reserved at Newnham and Seneca@York to manage overflow. Visiting Your Campus Test Centre During Exam Week Seneca Test Centres services a high volume of students during exam week. Students should prepare for their visit to the Test Centre by: • • • • • confirming their eligibility to take an exam in the Test Centre a week prior to their examination date with their instructor arriving at least a half-hour prior to their scheduled examination recording their instructor’s last name, their course code and the start time of their exam bringing their Seneca or Government issued photo ID bringing all permitted aids necessary to write their exam Attention Faculty: The Online Faculty Exam Submission service is monitored daily Monday to Friday from 9am to 8pm. Online submissions must be sent a minimum 24 hrs prior to the write date. Tests and exams to be written within 24 hours can only be submitted to the Test Centre in person. Tests and exams to be written on Mondays need to be submitted by 8pm on the previous Thursday. Late submissions risk delays in processing and may result in a student being unable to write. Test Centre - Locations & Contacts King Campus (416) 491-5050 ext. 55114 Mon-Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm Seneca@York (416) 491-5050 ext. 33090 Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8:30am– 4:30pm Wednesday: 8:30am – 8pm senecacollege.ca/testcentre Markham (416) 491-5050 ext. 77464 Mon-Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm Newnham SenecaLC (416) 491-5050 ext. 22717 Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8am – 8pm Wed: 8am – 10pm | Sat: 8am – 2pm LIBRARIES April 2015 Newsletter EBooks Consortium Project As a result of the Ontario College eBook Consortium Project, students, faculty and staff now have access to a shared eBook collection. The collection is accessible via Seneca’s library search and access will be unlimited, regardless of the number of concurrent users across the colleges. This core collection has: • 168000+ titles • 8000+ recently published titles (2013/2014) • subject coverage of both university disciplines and vocational program topics • 2000+ French language titles • publishers include trade, university presses, and professional associations The consortium group will continue to evaluate and expand the collection. 6 Tips for Searching Library Resources Seneca’s library search looks like a Google search, but searches academic resources instead of websites. Here are some tips to improve your searching. 1. By default, all words in a search are combined with the ‘AND’ operator. To get more results use the ‘OR’ operator in capitals (e.g. microcircuits OR nanocircuits). 2. “Best Bets” are search shortcuts designed for popular library resources and tools. Just type in your best guess and follow the links to specific library subject guides, databases, FAQs and more. “Best Bets” appear above the results list with the arrow icon. 3. When looking for a specific article, it’s better to use the Advanced Search option or to search from the Journal Title Finder (enter the best bet terms: “journal” or “journal title” or “journal title finder” to get to the tool). 4. You can find music by typing in a topic, then limiting to Content Type > Music Recording. These recording are pulled from our “Music Online” database (Alexander Street Press). Collections include American Song, Classical Music, Contemporary World Music, Jazz, and Smithsonian Global Sound. 5. Searches can also be limited to content type for streaming videos. If you are looking for a particular title you can also try searching the <title of streaming video> + streaming video. 6. To find a textbook, enter the course code or title, and then limit with one of the following filters: Refine Your Search > Library Catalogue (incl. Textbooks) or Library Location > [your campus] Textbooks.
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