SPRING 2013 STUDY SKILLS SEMINARS
COLLIN COLLEGE
All seminars are free! No appointment or registration is necessary.
Seminars are recommended for high school and college students.
Call (972) 881-5720 for more information.
Seminar Schedule
Day/ Date
Time
Th Jan. 31
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
F Feb. 1
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
F Feb. 1
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Tu Feb. 5
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
F Feb. 8
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
M Feb. 11
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Th Feb. 14
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
F Feb. 15
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
M Feb. 18
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
M Feb. 18
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
W Feb. 20
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
M Feb. 25
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
W Feb. 27
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
W Feb. 27
1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
F Mar. 22
11 a.m. -11:50
W Mar. 27
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Th Mar. 28
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
W Apr. 10
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
F Apr. 12
9 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
F Apr. 19
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Tu Apr. 23
7 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Location
SCC
G212
SCC
B214
CPC
B110
CPC
B110
CPC
B110
SCC
K233
SCC
H228
CPC
LA115
SCC
K233
PRC
J228
PRC
J228
SCC
L202
CPC
B110
SCC
L202
SCC
C103
PRC
J228
SCC
G212
SCC
C104
PRC
J228
SCC
C103
SCC
C104
Title
TI 83/84 Graphing Calculator”
(Jim Eiting)
“Help! I Studied…But I Still Forgot!”
(Courtenay Jauregui)
“Graphing Calculator: Basics and Beyond”
(Brandy Jumper)
“Reading College Textbooks”
(Marilyn Rice)
"Math Survival Guide"
(Christina Friedl)
“That Pesky Punctuation” for ESL Students"
(Nancy Megarity)
“Systems of Equations”
(Jennifer Laughlin)
"Using Library Resources Effectively”
(Stephen Lingrell)
“Articles Practice for ESL Students”
(Nancy Megarity)
“Systems of Equations”
(Jennifer Laughlin)
"Tackle That Chapter and Win!"
(Cynthia Shields)
“Word Forms for ESL Students”
(Nancy Megarity)
“Making Inferences”
(Marilyn Rice)
“Tackling Tests”
(Courtenay Jauregui)
“The Naked Truth”
(Karen Hanvey)
“Radicals”
(Jennifer Laughlin)
“Radicals”
(Jennifer Laughlin
“The Key to Solving Word Problems”
(Yassmin Ansari and Nasrin Bemani)
“Infer Your Way to Better Grades”
(Suzanne Jones)
“ ‘Hire’ Learning: What Employers Want You to
Learn in College”
(Linda Kapocsi)
“Help! I Studied…But I Still Forgot!”
(Courtenay Jauregui)
“Articles Practice for ESL Students”: Work on the, a, an, and o article. Students will review the most common
elements of article use and practice, practice, practice!
“Graphing Calculator – Basics and Beyond”: Bring a TI-83 or IT-84 graphing calculator with you to the seminar and
learn basic and advanced techniques using your calculator.
“ ‘Hire’ Learning: What Employers Want You to Learn in College”: You will learn techniques that will help you become
more successful as a college student and that will also improve the likelihood of getting hired in the future. Learn how to turn
“higher learning” into ‘hire’ learning.
“Infer Your Way to Better Grades”: College is not like high school. You must be able to read and think critically. One
higher level skill used in reading comprehension is “inferring”. Learn how to infer while reading your college
textbooks. Your comprehension will improve as well as your grades!
“The Key to Solving Word Problems”: Attend this session to learn how to solve word problems. Learn the language,
the process and the solution. Practice problems will be discussed.
"Making Inferences": One of the most difficult tasks for any college student is mastering higher order thinking skills
such as making inferences or drawing reasonable conclusions based on authors' suggestions. Learn techniques that
will help you be successful in making correct inferences.
"Math Survival Guide": Taking a math class this semester? Then this seminar is for you! Learn note-taking
techniques, memory principles, and other effective study strategies targeted specifically at helping you to become
a successful math student.
"The Naked Truth": This seminar will help students differentiate fact from opinion while demonstrating how to discern
other contributing factors.
“Radicals”: Simplifying, multiplying, dividing, adding, and subtracting Radials.
“Reading College Textbooks”: "What? The professor wants me to read how many pages before the next class and
be ready to be tested over all that material? What should I do?" Come to this seminar and learn proven techniques
for reading "smarter, not harder"!
“Systems of Equations”: Solving systems by substitution will be covered as well s the addition method. Regular
problems will be included along with word problems, covering sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.5.
"Tackle That Chapter and Win!": How much do you recall from the chapter you read last night? What were the main
ideas? What topics will likely appear on the exam? Bring a textbook, paper, and three pens (black, blue & red) and
find out the importance of finding the main idea and making useful chapter notes through textbook highlighting and
marking.
“Tackling Tests”: Come review effective test preparation, study, and test-taking techniques in preparation for
midterms.
“That Pesky Punctuation (for ESL Students)”: Proper use of punctuation is essential for written English
communication. Improper use can cause confusion and frustration for both the writer and the reader. In this seminar,
basic rules of punctuation will be examined and practiced.
“TI 83/84 Graphing Calculator”: This seminar will be an overview of both the basic and graphing capabilities of the TI83 and TI-84 graphing calculators. Please bring one of these calculators to the seminar. This seminar will be of
interest primarily to Developmental Mathematics and College Algebra students.
"Using Library Resources Effectively": In this class, participants will be introduced to the library catalog and
techniques on how best to find materials using various search skills. The Libraries' Electronic Resources will also be
introduced.
“Word Forms for ESL Students”: When should you use the adjective-form of a word? When should you use an
infinitive? How can you determine which form of a word you should use in a given sentence? These questions will’
be ANSWERED! Students will be provided guided practice using appropriate word forms and "tricks" in determining
which forms to use.