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Student Academic Success

Free academic skills support for Monash students

Student Academic Success offers personalised support, workshops and online resources to help you develop the skills you need to succeed in your studies.

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SELF-PACED WORKSHOP

Perform at your peak in final assessments

Access self-paced learning content to help you prepare for your final assessments by learning how to plan your time, and discover a wide range of revision strategies and timed assessment strategies.

Note: This online lesson is part of our Study Essentials self-enrol Moodle site.

ENROL HERE
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Welcome to Learn HQ

Find out what Learn HQ - a new one-stop-shop for learning and language developed by Student Academic Success -  can do for you. Watch this video to learn more.

Organise your time and tasks

Manage your time

Learn how to manage your time during the day, week and the teaching period. Find out about, and begin to practise, essential time management skills.

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Write productively

Creating a "writing habit" will help you write productively. Start by setting goals and times. Do some brainstorming, mindmapping, freewriting and prompt writing to develop a draft. Learn how to handle writer's block.

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Prepare for timed assessments

Master academic language

Hone your writing and communication skills by learning about three major features of academic language including formality, objectivity and impersonality.

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Organise your time and tasks
SELF-PACED WORKSHOPS

Study Essentials

Designed for all who wish to strengthen and advance their study skills, this focused program of online self-paced lessons supports:

  • transitioning to undergraduate or graduate studies from other learning and industry contexts
  • returning to study and updating your learning approach
  • getting a head start in your study and assessment skills
  • understanding how to succeed at Monash University.
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SELF-PACED WORKSHOP

Perform at your peak in final assessments

Access self-paced learning content to help you prepare for your final assessments by learning how to plan your time, and discover a wide range of revision strategies and timed assessment strategies.

Note: This online lesson is part of our Study Essentials self-enrol Moodle site.

ENROL HERE
ZOOM WORKSHOPS

Final Assessment workshops

Make sure you are prepared for your end-of-semester assessments by attending one of our free online workshops.

REGISTER HERE
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Mahara

Learn how to navigate Mahara, the ePortfolio platform at Monash University. This includes how to create, collaborate, and share ePortfolios.

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Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is a GenAI with lots of different capabilities. Learn all about Copilot and its different features.

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Effectively summarising with generative artificial intelligence

Find out how you can use generative artificial intelligence to create summaries.

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Learn from feedback

Understand feedback as a process, which includes more than just a mark and comments on an assessment. This enables you to apply the feedback effectively to your future learning.

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How to write a popular media article

This resource aims to help undergraduate students understand the purpose and writing conventions of a feature article or a popular media article. It aims to teach students how to write in this style through instruction and modelled examples.

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Writing with artificial intelligence

This resource aims to help students understand how to use generative AI at all stages of the academic writing process.

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How to make a podcast

Learn what's involved in planning, recording, editing and submitting a podcast assessment, including how to structure your content, how to optimise your setup to get the most out of the technology you already own, and how to submit on Moodle.

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Welcome to Learn HQ

Find out what Learn HQ - a new one-stop-shop for learning and language developed by Student Academic Success -  can do for you. Watch this video to learn more.

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Moodle

Learn how to navigate your way around Moodle, the learning management system that you will use at Monash University to access online materials for all of your units. Includes how to setup your preferences, submit assessments, and post in forums.

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Master academic language

Learn about and practise three major features of academic language including formality, objectivity and impersonality.

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Understand your assessment

Improve your grades with this key resource, which will help you understand how to approach different assessments and analyse your assessment tasks.

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Why do students come to SAS?

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Symrin

"I've seen a great difference to my grades after getting help from the Student Academic Success team."

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Rebekah

"Because I'm not from a university family, I can ask them lots of questions that I didn't have anyone to ask."

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Jiazhou

"It's challenging to write in your second language, but that's exactly what SAS can help you with."

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Christina

"The advisers are so professional and supportive, they taught me how to structure my writing, express my ideas clearly, and make practical plans."

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Melissa

"The benefits of the services at Student Academic Success have been numerous. It's now a service that I couldn't do without."

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