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Student Success Workshop Series: Digital Library

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Image: Student Success Workshop Series Presented by Kent State Stark Campus Library and Stark State College Digital Library

2024 Fall Student Success Workshop Series. These workshops will count towards workshop participation for the SSC101 course. 

*All workshops will take place online via Zoom. The link is provided on the registration form and will be emailed prior to the workshop.

Additional Library Workshops

Growth Mindset: Rewiring Your Brain to Change Your Future

You can change your future by changing the way you think. Sounds crazy? It's not, it's science. In this session, we will explore how they way you think and talk to yourself can dictate how much you learn and what simple changes you can make to harness the science and impact your future.

Oct. 1 • 5 p.m. Register  and  Oct. 29 • 5 p.m. Register

Should I Put That in Quotes? Avoiding Plagiarism

 When do you need to use quotes? Learn how to recognize and avoid plagiarism. Learn the meaning and purpose of proper attribution. Learn what paraphrasing is and is not. And yes, learn when to use quotes.

Oct. 16 • 6 p.m. Register  and   Nov. 4 • 6 p.m. Register

 

Questions

Sara Klink's picture

Sara Klink

Assistant Library Director

Stark State College

Email: sklink@starkstate.edu

Office phone: 330-494-6170 Ext: 5449

Melissa Bauer's picture

Melissa Bauer

Library Director

Kent State University at Stark

Email: mbauer10@kent.edu

Office phone: 33-244-3320

Register for Library Workshops

Visit the new portal at mySSC.starkstate.edu > left side click on development and training> student success workshops

September

Make Google Work for You

Sept 10 5:00-5:30 PM Register

Curious how to better use Google? Learn how to use advanced search techniques including Google Scholar.

Chat GPT and Other AI Tools: How and When to Use Them

Sep 19 6:00-6:30 PM Register

Curious about Chat GPT and other AI tools? Learn how learn language AI tools work and when and if you should use them for research

Coming Up With a Research Question

Sep 25 4:00-4:30 PM Register

Learn the difference between a good topic and a bad topic. Develop skills to design your best research question.

October

Misinformation and Media Bias

Oct 9 6:00-6:30 PM Register

How do we know what’s REAL and what’s FAKE news? Learn about media bias and how to evaluate sources to determine trustworthiness.

How to Read a Scholarly Article

Oct 17 10:30-11:45 AM Register

Confused about reading academic articles in your discipline? Learn the tips and tricks to reading and understanding scholarly literature.

How to Read a Scholarly Article

Oct 23 4:30-5:00 PM Register

Confused about reading academic articles in your discipline? Learn the tips and tricks to reading and understanding scholarly literature.

November

Misinformation and Media Bias

Nov 14 12:30-1:00 PM Register

How do we know what’s REAL and what’s FAKE news? Learn about media bias and how to evaluate sources to determine trustworthiness.

Coming Up With a Research Question

Nov 20 5:00-5:30 PM Register

Learn the difference between a good topic and a bad topic. Develop skills to design your best research question.

December

Chat GPT and Other AI Tools: How and When to Use Them

Dec 2 6:00-6:30 PM Register

Curious about Chat GPT and other AI tools? Learn how learn language AI tools work and when and if you should use them for research

Make Google Work for You

Dec 5 6:00-6:30 PM Register

Curious how to better use Google? Learn how to use advanced search techniques including Google Scholar.