Orientation to Your On-Line Class
If you are enrolling in your first online course at Aims, don’t miss this hands-on orientation. You’ll use the Aims online course software and get tips and help from online instructors.

Top 10 Ways to Study Smarter
Tips and tricks are the name of the game: how to use ALL of your senses, proper use of flash cards, and using color to read easier.

Web CT 101
Do you have a class that requires WebCT? Come to this hands-on workshop where you will learn to navigate the online classroom.

Note-Taking 101
You are more than half-way to being prepared for the test if you take good lecture notes. In this workshop you will get detailed information on note-taking including the Cornell Method. Good note-taking is the key to good grades .

How To Speak Science
Are you baffled by biology?  Come to this workshop to pick up some tips, tricks, and tools to help you study and master Biology.

Demystifying Math Tests
MATH – you either love it or hate it!  If you want to improve your score on your next math exam by one entire letter grade, bring a copy of your last math test (for your eyes only) so that you can analyze new math test-taking strategies.

Is Time Chasing You?
... or are you in control of your time?

Decoding Test Questions
Is there such a thing as intelligent guessing?  Sure!  Check out this workshop for strategies for taking multiple choice exams and more.  The answer is NOT always “C”.

Overcoming Test Phobia
Does the idea of taking a test send you into a panic?  Learn strategies on test preparation and overcoming test anxiety.  Taking a test no longer needs to be overwhelming when you practice these successful techniques .

I Forgot To Remember
This workshop will give you tips and tricks to improve memory and concentration.

From ZZZ's to A's
What will eight hours of sleep do for your grades?  Can you really catch up on lost sleep?  You’ll learn how your brain processes new information during sleep so that learning is maximized.

What Can I Do With a Major In ...???
Choosing a major is one of the biggest decisions you make in college.  It determines many of the courses you take, much of what you learn, many of the people with whom you interact, and often your future career.  This workshop will help you start that pathway to your career.

Money Sense For College Students
Learn how to put together a plan for your money and maximize your choices when it comes to personal finance. Explore with us money personalities, reasonable expenditure levels, budgeting approaches and personal goal setting. We will give you financial strategies to help you realize your dreams.

7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to take control of your life, begin each day by planning, keep your promises, and do the most important things first.  Are your habits making you an “A” student?  These workshops are a $200 value and you’ll get a free lunch along with a 7 Habits Workbook.  Reserve your seat in a free workshop by calling (970) 339-6450.

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Fall Semester 2008 Workshops

Thursday, August 28
Orientation to Your On-Line Class
10 - 11:30am , Room 111

Monday, September 15
Note-Taking 101
2 - 3pm, Room 111

Monday, October 13
Decoding Test Questions
2 - 3pm, Room 111

Fall Semester 2008 Workshops

Thursday, August 28
Orientation to Your Online Class
1:30 - 3pm, Room 107

Wednesday, September 24
Note-Taking 101
12 - 1pm, Room TBA

Wednesday, October 15
Decoding Test Questions
12 – 1pm, Room TBA

Fall Semester 2008 Workshops

Wednesday, September 24
Demystifying Math Tests
12:10 – 1pm, Room 214

Wednesday, October 15
Is Time Chasing You?
12:10 – 1:30pm, Room 214
(includes free lunch)