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Meet Your Learning Strategist
Step 3: Meet Your Learning Strategist
After completing your first meeting with your Accommodation Consultant, it is time to put together your Personal Success Plan with your Learning Strategist in Accessible Learning.
What does a Learning Strategist do?
Learning Strategists in Accessible Learning work with students to design individualized learning plans that support their academic success at Laurier. Plans may include skill building and strategies in studying, taking notes, planning and completing assignments, writing different types of exams, and effective time management.
We offer customized learning strategies programming and approaches depending on where you are in your academic journey at Laurier. Select from the options below.
Getting Started with Your Personal Success Plan
After your first meeting with your Accommodation Consultant, we will contact you through your myLaurier email address to begin developing your Personal Success Plan. Our first email will include instructions on booking your first appointment with the Learning Strategist.
⇒ Reminder: Check your myLaurier email regularly!
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What to Expect in Your First Meeting
In this first meeting, you and your Learning Strategist will explore your current strengths as a student and identify areas where you like to grow. Together, you will co-create a Personal Success Plan - a customized roadmap with clear goals, tasks, strategies, and timelines to help you thrive academically at Laurier.
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How to Prepare
To make the most your planning session, take a few minutes to reflect on the following questions and record some brief points to share:
- What does success look like at Laurier for you? What are your academic and personal development goals?
- What are your strengths as a student? For example, do you excel in exams, prefer writing papers, or feel confident giving presentations? Do your class notes support your studying?
- What strategies or techniques have helped you in the past? Are there tools or happy you use consistently that work well for you?
- What have your heard about studying at university? Is there anything that makes you feel uncertain or anxious about starting university?
Your responses will help guide the conversation and shape your Personal Success Plan.
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Next Steps for Success
With your Personal Success Plan in hand, here is how to stay on track:
⇒ Complete the GOAL program: A Golden Hawk's Orientation to Accessible Learning.
⇒ Check your myLaurier email regularly.
⇒ Follow @LaurierStudent Success on Instagram for updates.
⇒ Contact your Accommodation Consultant right away with any concerns about your accommodation plan.
⇒ Meet regularly with your Learning Stratgist to review and adjust your plan..
Are you looking to improve your academic performance? Did last term not go as planned? Or are you hoping to build on the success you achieved last year?
Working with a Learning Strategist can help you reach your academic and personal goals. Through one-on-one support, your Learning Strategist will:
- Explore your learning strengths and preferences.
- Identify areas for growth.
- Develop a task oriented, customized learning plan tailored to your needs.
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Preparing for Your First Meeting
To get the most of your first meeting with a Learning Strategist, reflect on the following questions and record some points to share.
What does does success at Laurier look like for you? What are your academic and personal development goals?
What has gone well for you so far at Laurier? Are their any academic achievements that you are proud of?
What are your strengths as a student? Do you do well on exams, prefer papers, or thrive in group work? Are you confident in your notetaking and study habits?
What strategies have worked for you in the past? Are there tools and techniques you use consistently?
What are your goals for the upcoming term? Is there anything that might get in the way of achieving them?
Your responses will help guide the conversation and shape a plan that works for you.
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Book an Appointment
Visit our Appointments page and follow the instructions for Returning Students.
Enter Meeting with Learning Strategist in the Purpose of Appointment Request. You can also include topics or issues you want to discuss.