What Happens in a Learning Consultation?

During our one-hour meeting, we start by asking a few questions to learn more about you. We want to know who you are. We’ll talk about why you’re meeting with us, and identify what you want and how we can work with you to achieve that. Even if you aren’t sure what you want, we know how to ask the questions that will help us both better understand and navigate what’s going on. 

Topics we might discuss include:

• what you’re doing in your courses
• what your time looks like
• motivations
• challenges
• goals

After the first meeting, you might leave with:

• strategies to try
• resources
• awareness of new areas of learning
• tools to try out
• new perspectives
• goals
• action steps

We’ll set up a follow-up appointment to check in and see what worked and what didn’t. We'll use that information to figure out where to go from there! 

Preparing for Your Meeting

The main thing you need to do for your meeting is be willing to engage. Working with the ARC is a partnership — we want to listen and hear who you are, and how we can best facilitate your academic experience.

Go here to learn more about getting ready for your first meeting with a learning consultant.