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  • Critical Reading Strategies

    TBD

    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. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

  • Improving Sentences: Avoiding Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

    Learning Commons 101

    This 45-minute workshop will address proofreading and editing sentences, focusing on some of the most common errors: fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.  All students welcome.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.  Register

  • Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style

    Learning Commons 101

    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.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, […]

  • Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop

    Learning Commons 101

    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 […]

  • APA Documentation Style

    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. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, […]

  • Annotating and Outlining

    Learning Commons 101

    This 45-minute workshop addresses strategies for annotating and outlining a text. Critical thinking is emphasized, including discerning the author's purpose, evaluating claims, raising questions, and using prior knowledge in actively […]

  • MLA Style: When and How to Cite Sources

    Learning Commons 101

    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. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

  • Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style

    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.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, […]

  • Study Skills to Survive the End of the Semester

    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.  For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu. Register

  • Reading for the Research Paper

    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.  For more information, […]