About Student Learning Development
Student Learning Development (SLD) delivers services and supports to all students, undergraduate and postgraduate, enabling them to improve their academic performance and successfully complete their studies. We provide opportunities and resources for students to develop effective learning strategies, academic writing and presentation skills, and self-management based on a learning development model underpinned by self-regulated learning.
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Services offered include:
- Individual appointments available for coaching in cognitive and affective strategies that influence learning
- Academic Writing Centre - services designed to support students in all areas of writing at University
- Comprehensive programme of workshops – face-to-face and webinars
- Outreach programme to integrate learning skills development with subject curriculum in collaboration with academic staff
- Online resources on our website and Blackboard module including interactive workshops, podcasts, videos and handouts
For a complete list of services please visit the Services section.
What kinds of student queries do SLD work with?
We work in partnership with UG and PG students in TCD on queries relating to academic forms of assessment. Our goal is to help students to successfully make the transition into college and to progress through college having maximised their academic and personal potential. We focus on helping students to develop skills to enhance motivation and performance through goal setting techniques and study skills strategies to improve learning, critical thinking, written and oral communication skills and general well-being and effectiveness.
What kinds of student queries do SLD not work with?
We do not provide proof reading services to students, although we can read one or two pages of an essay to look at structure and whether the students writing style is easy to follow for the “naïve reader” with no content or background information on the topic to understand it in depth. We encourage students to learn the critical thinking skills to proof read their own work.
We do not act as an arbitrator or advocate for students on issues relating to disputes/disciplinary matters, supervisor/supervisor relationships, academic decisions made by departments or on a college level or finance/fees/welfare issues. We can refer students to the appropriate services (e.g. Undergraduate & Postgraduate advisory services, tutors, academic departments, academic registry and Students’/Graduate Students’ Unions.)
If a student's problem is of a more personal, psychological, medical or social nature, than purely related to academic skills and potential, SLD will refer the student to an alternative appropriate service.