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About the Learning Commons

The Learning Commons is a collaboration between campus partners to provide holistic learning supports and self-directed resources. Together we collaborate to offer students enriched support and learning resources. We support students as they develop the many skills, tactics, and strategies required for success in university and beyond.

The Learning Commons is:

An integrated approach to learning supports, services and self-directed resources which are showcased on our website:

  • Through this partnership we offer support for students, e.g., appointments, drop-in consultations, online modules, self-directed resources, workshops etc.
  • Support for students is available on areas such as writing and research skills, citation practices, learning skills, time management, English language skills, career skills, math/numeracy skills and health education.
  • The Learning Commons also offers collaboratively developed online learning resources, such as SPARK and the Student Guide to Group Work.

A partner for instructors:

  • The Learning Commons periodically collaborates with instructors (faculty and TAs) to assist with pedagogy and practice to teach academic literacies in curricular contexts.

The Learning Commons is a collaboration of the following units: