Schedules, Fall 2026

Academic Confidence

Do you occasionally feel stupid? Do you get that old imposter syndrome once in a while? Do you not trust your own capabilities? Come to this workshop to • participate in a in a guided course-felt-response-analysis to pinpoint the triggers for self-doubt; • interrogate your self-doubts for the presence of fixed ideas of the mind; • share, learn, and try out confidence-builders such as reasonable goal setting and visualization. A lot of you do not appreciate your excellent minds as much as you should. It’s time to start turning down whatever noise is causing this harmful self-misunderstanding. All experience-levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
145G	Friday November 6	3:30-5:00 PM
146G	Thursday November 12	4:30-6:00 PM

Confronting Confusion

Do you want to understand more in your classes? Do you ever feel like you’re getting it but not really getting it? Do you have the sense that you should be digging deeper? If so (and if not), come to this workshop to • try out the identify-isolate-interrogate-investigate system for clearing the concept fog; • share, learn, and select methods for illuminaton, including, talking, writing, and drawing; • rehearse asking questions with confidence and specificity; Come to this workshop to be dazzled by your own mind’s capacity to get itself out of trouble if you will give it half a chance. All experience-levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
140G	Tuesday October 13	3:30-5:00 PM
141G	Friday October 23	10:30-12:00 PM

Fighting Procrastination

Do you delay activities that you intended to do? Is it becoming a problem? Are you not enjoying your down time because you are putting something off? Come to this workshop to • participate in a guided procrastination-self-analysis; • share, learn, and choose from strategies like artificial deadlines, sessioning, and gamification; • build and get feedback on your procrastination-resistance plan; The habit of procrastination probably will not go away on its own. Learn how to pay attention and so that you can coax yourself more easily. All experience-levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
134G	Thursday October 8	5:30-7:00 PM
135G	Monday October 19	2:00-3:30 PM
136G	Friday October 30	10:30-12:00 PM

Focus

Do you space out in lecture? Do you have trouble staying on the page when you’re reading for class? Would you like to be able to summon and maintain attention for longer periods of time? Come to this workshop to • participate in a guided distraction-self-analysis; • share, learn, and choose from such tactics as distraction delay, cueing, sessioning, and mirroring; • build and get feedback on a focus plan that targets your most distraction-vulnerable tasks. See if you can make easier for your cognitive machinery to show up and do its job in spite of its own sometimes random agenda. All experience-levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
137G	Monday October 12	3:30-5:00 PM
138G	Tuesday October 20	5:00-6:30 PM

Learning from Lecture

Are your lectures difficult to understand and/or remember? Are your lecture artifacts (notes, slides, transcripts, videos, memories) not useful? Come to this workshop to • practice noticing and leveraging the topic-sub-topic lecture form; • participate in a guided lecture review and comprehension audit; • share, learn about, and choose methods for building distributed-review from lecture content; • participate in a guided preview of your next lectures. Being able to learn well from lecture is a gigantic advantage that way too many of you are not taking. In fact, this is a skill that sometimes saves students a lot of time. All experience levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
122G	Tuesday September 29	10:30-12:00 PM
166G	Thursday October 1	5:00-6:15 PM
123G	Friday October 2	2:30-4:00 PM
124G	Tuesday October 6	11:00-12:30 PM
125G	Thursday October 15	5:00-6:30 PM
167G	Tuesday October 20	7:00-8:00 PM

Make a Study Plan

Are you unsure about how to study for one or more of your classes? Are you new to UCSB classes altogether? Come to this small-group workshop to • participate in a guided, strategic syllabus/course communications analysis, • share, learn and choose among options for weekly learning activities, • share, learn and choose among options for distributed review. Make and revisit these decisions thoughtfully and intentionally to keep your cool while you build your brain. All experience levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
100G	Monday September 21	3:30-5:00 PM
101G	Tuesday September 22	10:30-12:00 PM
102G	Tuesday September 22	3:30-5:00 PM
103G	Thursday September 24	12:30-2:00 PM
104G	Thursday September 24	5:30-7:00 PM
105G	Friday September 25	10:30-12:00 PM
106G	Friday September 25	1:30-3:00 PM
107G	Monday September 28	1:30-3:00 PM
108G	Thursday October 1	12:30-2:00 PM
109G	Monday October 5	3:30-5:00 PM
110G	Thursday October 22	4:00-5:30 PM

Motivation

Do you wish that you had more genuine desire to go to lecture, read your assignments, practice your problems? Are you not sure what you’re doing here? Come to this workshop to • take a motivation inventory to consider your different motivational styles; • explore your emerging life-vision with the Master Student Goal-Setting Exercise; • share, learn, and select methods for bending your classes to your will. Come to this workshop to get in touch with what you want so you can properly seize the opportunities around you. Prepare to have your perspective shifted. All experience-levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
143G	Monday November 2	2:00-3:30 PM
144G	Tuesday November 10	5:30-7:00 PM

Reading Efficiency

Is the reading too much? Too difficult to understand, remember, or finish? Do you not know what you’re supposed to be getting out of it? Come to this workshop to • participate in a guided course-communications analysis to figure out why you are reading, • practice reading by layers to fulfill course purposes efficiently, • share, learn, and create your own note-taking protocols that set up distributed review. Stop feeling bogged down by all those words by handling them purposefully. Be prepared to wind up liking them more. All experience-levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
126G	Thursday October 1	10:30-12:00 PM
127G	Friday October 9	3:30-5:00 PM
128G	Monday October 12	1:30-3:00 PM
129G	Tuesday October 13	5:30-7:00 PM

Test Readiness

Are you ready? Do you know whether you’re ready? Do you know how to get ready? Come to this workshop to • participate in a guided systematic inventory of relevant test conditions and target materials; • generate a detailed test-readiness self-assessment; • create realistic, point-maximizing preparation plans; • share, learn, and choose from common day-of-exam and in-exam tactics. When you’re really ready, taking a test can be no big deal, just another day in class. Come to this workshop to start cultivating that kind of preparedness. All experience levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
130G	Tuesday September 29	3:30-5:00 PM
132G	Monday October 5	1:30-3:00 PM
131G	Thursday October 8	12:00-1:30 PM
133G	Friday October 16	3:30-5:00 PM

The Ultimate Blueprint for Learning Better

Learn Faster, Retain More, Reduce Stress "Work With Your Brain, Not Against It." Ever studied for hours only to forget what you learned when exam day arrives? You're not alone, and the solution isn't necessarily to study harder. In this interactive workshop, discover how your brain processes information, builds lasting memories, and develops new skills. Learn how to: 1) Make learning stick by moving information into long-term memory rather than simply holding it in working memory. 2) Save time and retain more with spaced repetition and active recall. 3) Boost motivation and manage stress with targeted learning goals and timely feedback. 4) Take control of your learning through planning, monitoring, and self-reflection. Whether you're new to college, transferring to a university, or adjusting to more demanding coursework, you'll gain practical strategies to learn faster, retain more, approach exams with greater confidence, and take charge of your own learning.

Code	Date	Time
164G	Tuesday October 13	1:00-2:30 PM
168G	Wednesday October 28	1:00-2:30 PM

Time Management

Are you overwhelmed? Behind? Blowing deadlines? Are you new to UCSB and just nervous about handling your time? Come to this workshop to • participate in a guided analysis of your time needs, including for rest and recreation; • experiment with time blocking, due-diligence time management, and listing; • try out time-awareness lists and time-awareness calendars. Keep the quarter enriching but not exhausting, by finding your own comfortable rhythm for work and play. All experience levels welcome.

Code	Date	Time
111G	Monday September 21	1:30-3:00 PM
112G	Tuesday September 22	12:30-2:00 PM
113G	Tuesday September 22	5:30-7:00 PM
114G	Thursday September 24	10:30-12:00 PM
115G	Thursday September 24	3:30-5:00 PM
116G	Friday September 25	3:30-5:00 PM
117G	Monday September 28	3:30-5:00 PM
118G	Friday October 2	10:30-12:00 PM
119G	Tuesday October 6	4:00-5:30 PM
120G	Friday October 9	1:30-3:00 PM
165G	Friday October 16	6:30-8:00 PM
121G	Monday October 26	2:00-3:30 PM