Academic Learning Services - Distance Support
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Welcome! Academic Learning Services is here to assist you on your journey towards the successful completion of your studies at EIT. Our aim is for you to become confident, competent and independent learners.
Learning advisors support learners to develop their learning, numeracy, and academic skills, as well as their language proficiency. You are welcome to book an appointment with a learning advisor at one of the campuses if you wish to attend in person. Refer to the Learning Services web page for the relevant campus on MYEIT to find out how to book an appointment. You can also receive an assignment review or study support from a learning advisor by distance.
Self-Help Study Support
The study guides offer a range of study skills, computer skills, and assignment writing advice. Student have found the following guides particularly useful:
Sentence starters and transitional words
Incorporating a citation
Developmental stages in the integration of literature
Computer Guides
APA Referencing Examples
Endnote
Self-Help Study Support
A wide range of study guides, videos, quizzes and other learning materials are available on Step up to Learning Success. Go to EITOnline and click on Learning Success. You may need to click enrol to access the resources for the first time.
LEARNING ADVISOR STUDY SUPPORT
During the cyclone recovery period, students may request assignment writing or study skills support by emailing LearningAdvisors@eit.ac.nz with the following details:
Name
Student ID
Course
Campus
Details of their request
If the request is for assignment writing support, the assignment task, marking rubric, and a copy of their work is to be attached to the email.
What does study support include?
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LEARNING ADVISOR ASSIGNMENT REVIEW
You may submit assignments to a learning advisor to receive assignment writing advice. There is a restriction on the amount of time that any student can expect to have with a learning advisor and it may be necessary to limit the number of times you can have feedback on an assignment if staff workloads are heavy.
To request an assignment review:
During the cyclone recovery period, students may request assignment writing or study skills support by emailing LearningAdvisors@eit.ac.nz with the following details:
Name
Student ID
Course
Campus
Details of their request
If the request is for assignment writing support, the assignment task, marking rubric, and a copy of their work is to be attached to the email.
What does the review include?
Review of your assignment may include advice on |
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Learning advisors are here to help you succeed but ultimately, your
assignment is your work and your responsibility.
Post Graduate Distance Students
Many EIT distance students are also post graduate students. Study guides that outline the expectations of post graduate learning and which are particularly helpful for post graduate students can be found here.
ACADEMIC LEARNING SERVICES TEAM
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Adam Smith Information & Learning Advisor
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Erena Fussell Information & Learning Advisor
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Heather Brown Information & Learning Advisor |
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Marcia Hengst Anderson Information & Learning Advisor |
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Yvonne Rowan Information & Learning Advisor |
