{"id":23,"date":"2014-05-01T19:07:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T19:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/learning-centre\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:41:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/learning-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome to the Learning Centre<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Open Sans, Verdana, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;letter-spacing: 0.2px\"><b>Winter 2026 Services<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We offer <strong>two ways to make an appointment<\/strong> with our Learning &amp; Writing Specialists and Peer Tutors, using the Nimbus Learning platform.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.dc_btn_wrap.inline-block {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-right: 25px;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.buttons-group {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\t\tflex-flow: column;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 740px) {\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group {\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\t\t\tflex-flow: row wrap;\n\t\t\t\t\tjustify-content: flex-start;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.justify-space-between {\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\t\t\tflex-flow: row wrap;\n\t\t\t\t\tjustify-content: space-between;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.columns-2>div {\n\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 48%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.columns-3>div {\n\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 32%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.columns-4>div {\n\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 24%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.buttons-group>div {\n\t\t\t\t\/* width: 100%; 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Stop by the Learning Centre upstairs in the Library (6D.2) and speak to a staff member, or <a href=\"mailto:learningcentre@dawsoncollege.qc.ca\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">send us an email.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Learning Centre Services<\/h2>\n<p>College students often need a little help with their studies. The role of Dawson\u2019s Learning Centre is to help students improve their learning, reading and writing skills. Students can meet with professionals and peer tutors on an individual basis or in small groups.<br \/>\n<a id=\"ASC_service_overview\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>We have many helpful handouts and videos on a variety of academic topics; these are being migrated to a more accessible format and will be available via Omnivox soon. For paper copies, please visit us at the Centre.<\/h6>\n<h3>Helping all Dawson students achieve their goals<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Our professional individualized support includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Essay-writing<\/li>\n<li>Grammar<\/li>\n<li>Research and documentation<\/li>\n<li>Time management<\/li>\n<li>Study skills and note-taking<\/li>\n<li>Academic reading and critical thinking<\/li>\n<li>Oral presentations<\/li>\n<li>Exam preparation<\/li>\n<li>English Exit Exam preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our peer support includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English language tutoring<\/li>\n<li>Tutoring for most courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>All our services are free and confidential.<\/strong><a name=\"DropIn\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Learning Centre Winter 2026 Services We offer two ways to make an appointment with our Learning &amp; Writing Specialists and Peer Tutors, using the Nimbus Learning platform. 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