Academic Skills Advisers provide learning services and resources to assist students in developing academic literacy (study skills and strategies) such as:
- Time/Task Planning
- Notes/Recording
- Reading/Comprehension
- Thinking/Argument
- Reading/Writing
- Groupwork/Teamwork
- Communication
- Exams
- Academic integrity
Advisers are based in Reference Services, Kelvin Grove Branch Library but work across the campuses with students and faculty. They also collaborate with librarians in cross-campus teams to provide an integrated approach to student learning services in academic literacy/study skills and information literacy/research skills (integrated literacies), and contribute to the planning, development, evaluation and implementation of the Library's teaching and learning services and resources.
Student consultations and referrals
Students requiring individual assistance with study and learning skills should be referred to the Library Help Desks in the first instance. If they require further assistance, they will be directly referred to an Academic Skills Adviser to make individual appointments. Priority for individual appointments will be given to students who are referred from a Disability Adviser, Counsellor, Lecturer, Tutor or the Library Help Desk.
International Students and Students from non-English speaking backgrounds who need individual appointments for study skills assistance need to contact International Student Services (PH:3138 2019 or email: issadvice@qut.edu.au)
Resources
- Guides and student handouts ("Studywell" Blackboard site)
- Workshops and seminars (kickSTART studySMART)
Contacts
- Academic Skills Adviser: Kate Derrington
- Academic Skills Adviser: Bernadette Willans
- Academic Skills Adviser: Kate Devitt
- Integrated Literacies Coordinator: Judith Peacock