Individual Student Appointments

 

What we do

Learning Strategists at the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre offer one-on-one instruction in the various forms of academic writing and oral presentations required in your courses. You can bring your work-in-progress from any course you are taking. Bring your work at any stage in its development, from brain-storming and planning to revising a draft. We can help you learn to interpret assignments, establish a critical perspective, read texts critically, take notes effectively, form a strong thesis or research question, develop your analysis, construct a coherent argument, organize your paper effectively, use and document sources properly, revise your drafts, and improve grammar and style. We don't “proof-read” papers for you; we will help you learn to identify and correct problems of grammar and syntax.

We recommend that you book at least one week in advance and give yourself lots of time before your paper is due to apply what you learn in your sessions.

Our Policies

• All UTM students are eligible to use the RGASC. If you think you are eligible but the reservation system doesn't recognize your login, contact us by phone, 905-828-3858, or by email, academicskills.utm@utoronto.ca.
• You may reserve ONE appointment per week and up to three appointments at a time.
• Please provide at least 24 hours notice if you need to cancel your appointment.
• If you miss or cancel with less than 24 hours notice, or do not show up for two scheduled appointments in a single term, you will lose access to the reservation system.

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