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Learning Development

What does Learning Development do?

Learning Development offers you ideas and strategies to help you achieve success in your studies. Independent learning is one of the skills you will develop as a university student, and we can help with:

For whom?

Learning Development is available free to you as a student enrolled at the University of Newcastle, at all stages of your degree. We have designed our teaching and resources for:

Open Foundation & Newstep students

Open Foundation & Newstep students can access:

Undergraduates

All undergraduate students, local AND international can access

Academic skills workshops and resources
Individual consultations
Sessions designed for your course or faculty in MC146
Maths & statistics support and resources

Postgraduates

As a local OR international postgraduate student, you can access:

Academic skills workshops and resources
Individual consultations
Sessions designed specifically for your course or faculty, at RHD level

As well as this, a seminar series for RHD students is organised by the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) each semester. You will receive emails about these from OGS, and you register for these through OGS.

International students

All international students, undergraduate AND postgraduate can access:

English Language Support workshops
Diagnostic Academic English Language Test (DAELT)
General academic skills workshops and resources
Individual consultations
Sessions designed for your course or faculty in MC146
Maths & Statistics support and resources

Academic staff who want to know about how to work with Learning Development for the benefit of students can find out more at Teaching at Newcastle.

How?

You can take advantage of various forms of support we offer:

Throughout the year we offer a range of workshops for Academic skills and English Language Support, as well as workshops designed specifically for your course or faculty.
Consultation times are available every week for you to bring your questions to a Learning Adviser for Academic Skills, English Language Support or Maths & Statistics, on an individual or a small group basis.
Our Blackboard site includes self-access study resources as well as copies of materials used in our workshops.
In our Collaborative Learning Space (MC146), you can attend sessions organised on topics specific to your course or faculty, or you and your classmates can use the space to work informally, with a Learning Adviser available for assistance.
Our Maths Spaces (MCG46 & MCG48) are collaborative learning spaces for Maths and Statistics students, facilitated by Maths Learning Advisers.

How do I register for workshops and consultations?

Registrations for all workshops and consultations are made through the online registration system.

See, How to register for an Individual Consultation or Workshop.

Who are the Learning Advisers?

Learning Development currently have Learning Advisers who work in Academic Skills & English Language Support and Maths & Statistics.

Jill McKeowen: Academic Skills Advisers
Annette Morante: Academic Skills Advisers
Julia Dennis: English Language Support Advisers
Heather Jones: English Language Support Advisers
Katerina Stratilas: English Language Support Advisers
David Thompson: Maths & Statistics Advisers

Contact Us

e-mail: ctl-ld@newcastle.edu.au
phone: 4921 5350 (Callaghan) or 4349 4572 (Central Coast)