All learners welcome. Practical strategies meet real support, resulting in a genuine shift in how you experience your education.
Whether you're beginning your post-secondary journey or ready to approach your studies with fresh confidence, this 90-minute session offers three practical strategies to help you flourish from the very start of term.
Join three experienced learning strategists as they share the how behind successful learning:
Leonard Geddes on how course learning outcomes can streamline your work and improve your performance.
Dr. Joe Kim on how active learning methods like practice tests and elaborative rehearsal are actually tools for deeper engagement and understanding.
Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer on how AI-supported "advance organizers" can transform confusion into clarity and help you feel grounded in every class.
Perfect for students entering post-secondary, or those in 2nd/3rd year ready to move from feeling stressed or stuck to genuinely, and sustainably, successful in their studies. These aren't tips you've heard before—these are the foundational strategies that help everything else click into place.
If you’re a student ready to flourish in their learning journey or an educator, parent, or younger learner who is curious—this event is perfect for you!
Leonard Geddes is a US-based leader in metacognitive strategies. He is the author of “How to Successfully Transition Students into College: From Traps to Triumph” and international keynote speaker on learning strategies. As founder of The LearnWell Projects, he is devoted to making learning more visible, manageable, and successful.
Dr. Joe Kim is an award-winning Professor in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University, and is sought out for his work in the science of teaching and learning. He coordinates the esteemed first-year MacIntroPsych program, directs the Education and Cognition Lab. In addition to these achievements, he is an organizer behind EdCog, the annual McMaster conference on Education & Cognition.
Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer is the founder of Awakened Learning where her mission is to transform education, offering holistic learning strategy support to students, families, educators, and organizations. A twice best-selling author, TEDx speaker, co-creator of the award-winning Thriving in Action intervention, regular CBC radio voice on learning, adjunct faculty at Toronto Metropolitan University teaching the sought-out how to learn course, and two-time President of the Learning Specialists of Canada, Deena's passion and joy is to create feel-good, all-welcome learning experiences.
Can’t make it live? No worries! All live events are recorded and shared with those who sign up.
All learners welcome. Practical strategies meet real support, resulting in a genuine shift in how you experience your education.
Whether you're beginning your post-secondary journey or ready to approach your studies with fresh confidence, this 90-minute session offers three practical strategies to help you flourish from the very start of term.
Join three experienced learning strategists as they share the how behind successful learning:
Leonard Geddes on how course learning outcomes can streamline your work and improve your performance.
Dr. Joe Kim on how active learning methods like practice tests and elaborative rehearsal are actually tools for deeper engagement and understanding.
Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer on how AI-supported "advance organizers" can transform confusion into clarity and help you feel grounded in every class.
Perfect for students entering post-secondary, or those in 2nd/3rd year ready to move from feeling stressed or stuck to genuinely, and sustainably, successful in their studies. These aren't tips you've heard before—these are the foundational strategies that help everything else click into place.
If you’re a student ready to flourish in their learning journey or an educator, parent, or younger learner who is curious—this event is perfect for you!
Leonard Geddes is a US-based leader in metacognitive strategies. He is the author of “How to Successfully Transition Students into College: From Traps to Triumph” and international keynote speaker on learning strategies. As founder of The LearnWell Projects, he is devoted to making learning more visible, manageable, and successful.
Dr. Joe Kim is an award-winning Professor in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University, and is sought out for his work in the science of teaching and learning. He coordinates the esteemed first-year MacIntroPsych program, directs the Education and Cognition Lab. In addition to these achievements, he is an organizer behind EdCog, the annual McMaster conference on Education & Cognition.
Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer is the founder of Awakened Learning where her mission is to transform education, offering holistic learning strategy support to students, families, educators, and organizations. A twice best-selling author, TEDx speaker, co-creator of the award-winning Thriving in Action intervention, regular CBC radio voice on learning, adjunct faculty at Toronto Metropolitan University teaching the sought-out how to learn course, and two-time President of the Learning Specialists of Canada, Deena's passion and joy is to create feel-good, all-welcome learning experiences.
Can’t make it live? No worries! All live events are recorded and shared with those who sign up.
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