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    TA Workshop: Intentional Documentation of Teaching: Philosophy Statements and Portfolios

    The teaching dossier or portfolio is more than a repository of your teaching record. Starting with your evolving philosophy of teaching as a kind of thesis, your portfolio can become an argument about your skills growth, pointing to evidence from your grading and/or teaching practice. Come to this session to kickstart your teaching portfolio or to enhance an existing one.

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    ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

    LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day, in-person workshop that equips participants with practical skills to provide suicide first aid. Through engaging audiovisuals, group discussions, and hands-on simulations, you’ll learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and how to intervene effectively.

    What You’ll Learn

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    TA Workshop: Planning for Active Learning

    In this session, Teaching Assistants will learn a model of lesson planning (BOPPPS) for active learning, while experiencing some active learning techniques along the way that can be adapted in a variety of disciplinary contexts. By the end of the session, TA’s will be able to use a template to plan a learning experience for in-person or online students that includes active learning.

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    Looking Forward: Preventing Suicide in Youth

    Looking Forward is an interactive half-day workshop created for adults working with youth aged 12 to 24. Looking Forward encompasses the developmental, cognitive, and emotional differences found within this age group in presenting strategies to strengthen the protective factors of youth considering suicide. Relevant intervention strategies are explored through videos and case studies.

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    Small Talk: Preventing Suicide in Children

    Small Talk is an interactive half-day workshop designed to help participants recognize warning signs in children and explore effective intervention strategies through real-life stories and case studies.

    Learning Objectives:

    By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

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    Drop-In Supports (A238)

    The Academic Skills Drop-In Centres are accessible to all Nipissing University students and provide a peer support network and resource. Peer Educators who operate the centres bring a wealth of experience from a variety of departments. They are trained in helping students on a one-on-one basis with general academic skills such as study strategies, note-taking skills, time management strategies, and more. They are able to provide students with academic resources and referrals to other services.
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    Academic Support Resources

    Student Learning and Transitions Academic Skills Resources. Self-Guided resources for Nipissing University students interested in developing their academic writing, academic reading, study skills.