Library and Learning Services

Academic Learning Services Tairāwhiti

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. The academic advisors for the Tairawhiti campus are located in the Library - room PL108.

 

Learning advisors support learners to develop their learning, numeracy, and academic skills as well as their language proficiency.

 

Appointments

To see a Learning Advisor you may

• book an appointment at the Library service desk
• contact the learning advisor directly

 

Drop-In

Online drop in is available, for short learning support sessions, as advertised in EITOnline. Once in EITOnline, click on Learning Success then scroll down the Nau mai/Welcome page to view the drop-in schedule and access the link to the drop-in session.

 

We are available during the following hours:
Monday	8.00am - 4.00pm
Tuesday	8.00am - 4.00pm
Wednesday	8.00am - 4.00pm
Thursday	8.00am - 4.00pm
Friday	8.00am - 4.00pm

 

Information and Learning Advisors

 

	Roger Quinn Academic Learning Advisor Phone: (06) 869 3035 Email: rquinn@eit.ac.nz
	Waiora Te Kani Academic Learning Advisor - Te Reo Māori Phone: (06) 869 3037 Email: wtekani@eit.ac.nz

 

Assitance available in Te Reo and English

We can assist with:

• Academic reading
  • critical thinking, research, reading effectively
• Academic writing
  • essays, reports, reflective writing, online forums, literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, short or long answer assignments
• APA referencing and writing style
  • in text citations, reference lists, APA style conventions
• Basic computing
• Basic literacy
• Mathematics
• Study skills
  • memory, note-taking, learning styles, exam techniques
• Oral presentations
• Research analysis
• Time management
• Writing skills
  • paraphrasing, summarising, sentence structure, paragraph structure, grammar, punctuation

 

Information & Learning Advisor Appointments

Within a learning advice session some of the     following may occur	Learning advisors do not
Advice on how to analyse your assignment tasks Working together on your computer and research skills Reading of your assignment, and advice which may include grammar/punctuation/spelling assignment structure paragraph structure flow of ideas referencing paraphrasing assignment formatting writing style Discussion about factors that may be impacting on your learning Discussion about your study and learning strategies and what you might be able to do to improve these	Write parts of your assignment for you Act as your proof-reader Cover every aspect of your assignment that needs addressing Teach course content Assess or pre-mark your work
Learning advisors are here to help you succeed.  Your assignment is your work and your responsibility.