Jumpstart Your School Year by Joining AC Day 1 on Sept. 3!

Posted on Friday, August 30th, 2024

Whether you’re a new student or returning to the Ottawa campus, you won’t want to miss the exciting and informative activities we have planned for the day! Join the Library and Student Learning Centre (SLC) on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, for AC Day 1 and discover how we can support your academic journey this semester and beyond!

Library Tours

This short walk through our beautiful library will introduce attendees to our onsite services and resources; such as the silent study area, collaborative learning spaces, and helpful staff. Learn how easy it is to use our self-checkout kiosks to borrow books and find out how to borrow laptops from our new 24h laptop lockers! You’ll also learn about our Coaching and Peer Tutoring Services and meet Page 1+; – it’s a lot like Google, but instead of searching the web, it searches the library’s online and in-house collection.

Event Location: Attendees to meet at the Library main desk in Room C350 (3rd Floor, C Building)

  • 10:00am – 10:30am
  • 12:00pm – 12:30pm
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm

On-Campus Workshops (Ottawa)

Getting Started with Brightspace & Zoom
In this workshop, you’ll get to know Brightspace, the online platform for your courses. You will learn how to access your course materials, submit assignments, take quizzes, see your grades, and more. You will also learn about Zoom, including how to set up your Zoom account, adjust your account settings for security, schedule your own zoom meetings, and work with your classmates.
*Please note, this workshop is first-come, first-serve due to limited spaces.

Event Location: Library Learning Lab (Room C263, 2nd Floor, C Building)

  • 9:00am – 10:00am
  • Can’t attend this session? Click here to check out the Student Learning Centre’s workshops running daily from August 26-30, 2024.

Getting Started with Brightspace, Email, and Microsoft 365
In this workshop, you will find out how to sign in and navigate Brightspace, the online platform for your courses, so you are comfortable using it. The workshop covers how to access your course material, submit assignments, take quizzes, see your grades, and more. You will also learn about your student email and some of the Microsoft 365 apps, like Word and Teams, that you can access through your email account and that can help you in your studies.
*Please note, this workshop is first-come, first-serve due to limited spaces.

Event Location: Library Learning Lab (Room C263, 2nd Floor, C Building)

  • 10:00am – 11:00am
  • Can’t attend this session? Click here to check out the Student Learning Centre’s workshops running daily from August 26-30, 2024.

Online Workshops

Getting Started with Brightspace & Zoom

In this virtual workshop, you’ll get to know Brightspace, the online platform for your courses. You will learn how to access your course materials, submit assignments, take quizzes, see your grades, and more. You will also learn about Zoom, including how to set up your Zoom account, adjust your account settings for security, schedule your own zoom meetings, and work with your classmates.

Event Location: Online through Zoom. Click here to join. Password: BrightSPAC
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm

To view the full schedule of AC Day 1 activities, please click here.


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