Study Skills to Start the Semester Strong
2020-09-21 13:15 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Webex Virtual Meeting
Do you need to brush up on study skills? This 45-minute workshop will address valuable strategies for academic success, including note-taking, annotating, managing time, and taking care of yourself. Tips on where, when, and how to study will also be discussed. Open to all students.

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Critical Reading Strategies
2020-09-23 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-10-12 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address how to critically read a text, including pre-viewing, questioning, annotating, using background knowledge, and rereading. All students are welcome.

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How to Develop an Argument & Thesis
2020-09-23 14:00 - 14:45, 2020-10-07 13:15 - 14:00, 2020-10-15 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address planning and drafting strategies for writing an argument paper. Identifying key ideas and concepts through quote selection will serve as the foundation for developing an argument and thesis. All students are welcome.

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Annotating and Outlining
2020-09-28 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address strategies for annotating and outlining a text. Critical thinking will be emphasized, including discerning author’s purpose, evaluating claims, raising questions, and using prior knowledge in actively working with a text.

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Evaluating Resources: The Questions to Ask
2020-10-01 13:15 - 14:00, 2020-10-28 12:00 - 12:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
Sponsored by the Library and the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address strategies for evaluating print and news sources, including authority, accuracy, reliability, and timeliness. Fake news, what it is, and tips on how to identify it will also be discussed. All students are welcome.

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Improving Sentences
2020-10-05 13:15 - 14:00, 2020-10-29 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address proofreading and editing sentences, including making grammar user-friendly, moving from the macro to the micro level, reading aloud, and visiting the CRW for help. All students are welcome.

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Avoiding Plagiarism
2020-10-07 14:15 - 15:00, 2020-11-12 13:15 - 14:00, 2020-12-16 12:00 - 12:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address how to successfully paraphrase, summarize, and directly quote the sources used for writing papers, articles, presentations, speeches, etc. Plagiarism in its various forms will be defined and discussed, including Ramapo’s policy on academic honesty. Open to all students.

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MLA Documentation Style
2020-10-08 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This workshop has been rescheduled for 10/22 at 1:15.
Please see that date for registration information.

Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style
2020-10-14 12:15 - 13:00, 2020-11-05 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address Turabian/Chicago documentation style, including page formatting, source integration, footnotes, bibliography, and using the style manual. All students are welcome.

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Managing Academically During a Virtual Semester
2020-10-14 13:15 - 14:15 | Webex Virtual Meeting
Now that you’ve completed a few weeks of classes, join Vice President Joe Connell to learn strategies to succeed for the rest of the semester. You’ll explore tips for self-managing your learning, as well as your academic rights and responsibilities as a Ramapo student.

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Time Management
2020-10-19 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
You’ve got a lot to do, so planning is essential. Learn ways to become more efficient and reduce your stress. This 45-minute workshop will address time-management strategies and tools, including goal-setting, using an organizer, planning weekly, addressing priorities, and limiting distractions. All students are welcome.

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APA Documentation Style
2020-10-21 11:15 - 12:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address how to use APA documentation style, including page formatting, in-text citations, source integration, and references. All students are welcome.

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MLA Documentation Style
2020-10-22 13:15 - 14:00
This 45-minute workshop will address how to use MLA documentation style, from page formatting to in-text citations, source integration, and the Works Cited page. All students are welcome.
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Annotating and Outlining a Text
2020-10-26 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting

MLA Documentation Style
2020-11-02 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting

Reading for the Research Paper
2020-11-04 13:15 - 14:00, 2020-11-19 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address reading strategies for conducting research, including how to read scholarly sources. Determining source credibility will also be discussed. All students are welcome.

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Study Skills to End the Semester Strong
2020-12-03 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address study skills to help with end-of-the-semester assignments & exams, including reading, annotating, and recall strategies, time management, taking care of your health, and using campus resources. All students are welcome.

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Study Skills to Start the Semester Strong
2021-02-03 15:00 - 15:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
Do you need to brush up on study skills? This 45-minute workshop will address valuable strategies for academic success, including note-taking, annotating, managing time, and taking care of yourself. Tips on where, when, and how to study will also be discussed. Open to all students. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Planning and Drafting the Argument & Thesis
2021-02-04 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address planning and drafting strategies for writing an argument paper. Identifying key ideas and concepts through quote selection will serve as the foundation for developing an argument and thesis. All students welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu
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Planning and Drafting the Thesis & Argument
2021-02-08 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address planning and drafting strategies for writing an argument paper. Identifying key ideas and concepts through quote selection will serve as the foundation for developing an argument and thesis. All students welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Academic-Success Strategies
2021-02-10 15:00 - 15:45
This 45-minute workshop will address 5 key strategies for optimal academic performance, from planning to using essential campus resources. Open to all students. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu
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