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- Welcome to our webinar series designed specifically for Gen Z! In our recorded seminars, you will gain valuable insights and tips on a range of important topics. From managing your mental health and well-being, to budgeting, and applying for post-secondary education, we’ve got you covered. Our expert speakers will share their knowledge and experience on how to navigate the various challenges that come with applying to and studying in post-secondary institutions, as well as tips and tricks for preparing for and succeeding in the job application process. Join us for our informative and engaging webinar series and take the first step towards achieving your goals and reaching your full potential!
Post Secondary Application with Suzanna Martin
Are you finding it difficult to figure out all that you need to know to apply to post-secondary institutions? Do you wish you knew someone to help you in the process? Well Suzy Martin is here to help in her sessions on applying to post-secondary. Suzy has over a decade of experience aiding young adults who are navigating the post-secondary application process, as a career consultant. Before you can apply, you need to know what you want to do and Suzy shares a variety of resources to help you narrow down the multitude of options you have. Within her sessions you can also get advice regarding what is needed before you can apply. For example, did you know some institutions care if you have taken a course multiple times, or have a competitive application process? Some require references, volunteer experience and more. If you have everything you need, and now know where you are going, Suzy can provide advice regarding the application process itself. If you’re all set, Suzy discusses how to calculate the actual cost of attending and provides advice on loans, scholarships and bursaries. She provides advice on what to do during that anxious time of waiting to hear back. Suzy’s sessions are designed to help anyone at any point of the application process, her knowledge, wisdom and advice are all here for you free of charge!
Managing Anxiety with Kayla Chorley
Mental health supports and access to professionals is not always possible for many. We here at Royal Alberta College hope to help fill this gap. If you are looking to understand what anxiety is? Symptoms and risks of anxiety? Or wondered why you possibly avoided things due to that little voice in your head? Well that is all part of the anxiety cycle, and Kayla Chorley, a registered counseling therapist and founder of Pineapple Therapy, answers all these questions in our Managing Anxiety video series. Not only does she break down what anxiety is, how it is connected to avoidance, how to recognize it but she also connects anxiety to perfectionism and ultimately provides multiple strategies to help you cope. The Managing Anxiety video series provide you access, free of charge, to a registered therapist and provides information on not just anxiety but also emotional regulation, mindfulness and much more!
Crunch Time: Managing Your Time as a Student with Idy Ekpe
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to juggle a full course load, keep a part-time job, participate in extracurricular activities and make time for family, friends and hobbies? Well, it’s certainly not easy, but it can be done. We understand how overwhelming it can be to split your time between all of these (and more); so, we are here to shine light on how a past student was able to implement strategies to achieve this delicate balance via Crunch time: Managing your time as a student. Idy Ekpe has that experience under her belt, she pursued 2 post-secondary degrees while participating in social groups and carrying out her other responsibilities. She shares how time management helped her to succeed and how she realized it was essential in her postsecondary journey, and beyond. She highlights how anyone can become well versed in this skill, no matter their starting point.
Eating the Time Elephant: Managing Life Events One Bite at a Time with Dr Boffa
Have you ever wondered how to Eat an Elephant? No? Well time can sure feel like an Elephant when you are in school. Dr Boffa provides multiple sessions on Eating the Time Elephant: Managing Life Events One Bite at a Time. For her it is all about making your tasks manageable and in line with your own personal priorities, basically making time meaningful. In her first session she discusses how in order to manage time you need to recognize that time is personal. Therefore, to successfully manage time, you need to know yourself. Dr Boffa simplifies this concept in Video 2 when she provides visual cues to aid you in prioritizing your time. In Video 3 she discusses how to time block to avoid burnout, and provides multiple guides to aid you in taking inventory. Throughout each video she discusses knowing yourself and your own personal motivators, a key skill to time management that will serve you not only in school but throughout your lives. In Video 5 she provides examples of different tools for time management e.g. notion, pomodoro tracker. In Video 6 she summarizes her sessions by reminding you how important it is to focus on one’s personal well-being and to make sure to schedule that along with all the duties you have, this is crucial to avoid burn-out. She also discusses that it is essential to reframe distractions, as they are not always negative. Each video is short and succinct in order to save you time on learning about time management and free of charge, take a quick look and possibly discover something new.
Living on a Budget with Tim Roden
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to juggle a full course load, keep a part-time job, participate in extracurricular activities and make time for family, friends and hobbies? Well, it’s certainly not easy, but it can be done. We understand how overwhelming it can be to split your time between all of these (and more); so, we are here to shine light on how a past student was able to implement strategies to achieve this delicate balance via Crunch time: Managing your time as a student. Idy Ekpe has that experience under her belt, she pursued 2 post-secondary degrees while participating in social groups and carrying out her other responsibilities. She shares how time management helped her to succeed and how she realized it was essential in her postsecondary journey, and beyond. She highlights how anyone can become well versed in this skill, no matter their starting point.
Expériences Universitaires: Entrevues avec des Étudiants
*This Webinar is issued in French
Dr Robert Piazza est un professeur d’anglais qui travaille avec des étudiants à l’intersection du secondaire et du postsecondaire. Son intérêt pour ce que signifie être « prêt pour le postsecondaire » découle de ses expériences en aidant ses étudiants à faire le saut de l’école secondaire à l’université et au-delà. Ce projet lui a donné l’occasion de rechercher et de comprendre plus formellement les expériences des étudiants de niveau postsecondaire afin de mieux équiper et préparer ses étudiants – et tous ceux qui regardent ces vidéos – aux réalités de cette importante transition éducative.
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