Survive an Online Course (Video)
Wednesday, August 26
Lama 116 (9:30 am - 10:15 am)
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm)
Thursday, August 27
Lama 116 (11:00 am - 11:45 am)
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm)
Lama 116 (1:45 pm - 2:30 pm)
Laulima for Students
Monday, August 31
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Tuesday, September 1
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Wednesday, September 9
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Thursday, September 10
Lama 116 (1:45 pm - 2:45 pm)
*Power Of Choice -Why are you Here? Making the most of College
Thursday, September 3
Lama 116 (1:45 pm - 2:48 pm)
Communication Skills (Video)
Friday, September 4
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Microsoft Word 2003 Basics
Wednesday, September 8
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Taking Notes
Thursday, September 10
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
Career Decision Making
Thursday, September 10
Ilima 104 (Noon - 1:30 pm)
Thinking Through History
Monday, September 14
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Focus On Your Career Path
Tuesday, September 15
Ilima 104 (Noon - 1:30 pm)
Pulse Pen - Note Taking (Demo)
Wednesday, September 16
Lama 116 (10:30 am - 11:15 am)
*Setting Goals and Objectives
Thursday, September 17
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
Email 101 Basics
Monday, September 21
Lama 201 (1:45 pm - 2:45 pm)
Library Resources
Tuesday, September 22
Lama 201 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Transferring Soon?
Wednesday, September 23
Ilima 104 (Noon - 1:30 pm)
Textbook Reading Strategies
Wednesday, September 23
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Time Management
Thursday, September 24
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
APA Referencing
Monday, September 28
Lama 201 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Basics
Tuesday, September 29
Lama 201 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Intro to a Foreign Language
Wednesday, September 30
Lama 116 (1:45 pm - 2:45 pm)
*The Exams or Tests – Strategies
Thursday, October 1
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Improve Your Vocabulary
Monday, October 5
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Improve Your Grammar: Cool Tools But No Magic Pills
Wednesday, October 7
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Half-Time Show - Midterm Evals
Thursday, October 8
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
Self Improvement (Video)
Thursday, October 8
Ilima 104 (Noon - 1:30 pm)
Learning Styles
Monday, October 12
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Microsoft Excel 2003 Basics
Tuesday, October 13
Lama 201 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Dealing with Angels and Devils – Emotional Intelligence
Thursday, October 15
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
MLA Referencing
Monday, October 19
Lama 201 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Healthy Relationships & Campus Safety
Tuesday, October 20
Lama 116 (11:00 am - 11:45 am)
Thursday, October 22
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm)
Myers/Briggs Type Indicators
Tuesday, October 20
Ilima 202A (Noon - 1:30 pm)
Library Resources
Monday, October 26
Lama 201 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Writing Research Papers w/LILO
Wednesday, October 28
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Lifetime of Interdependence – Creating Support Networks
Thursday, October 29
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
Queen Kapi'olani and KCC
Monday, November 2
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Microsoft Word 2007 Basics
Tuesday, November 3
Lama 201 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Drink Two Monsters and Don’t Call Me – Health Management
Thursday, November 5
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
Stress Relief Workshop (60 minutes)
Monday, November 9
Olapa 115 (9:00 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Basics
Monday, November 9
Lama 201 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
Internet Searching
Monday, November 10
Lama 116 (1:45 pm - 2:45 pm)
Exposing Your Resume w/eResume
Friday, November 13
Lama 116 (10:00 am – 11:00 am)
Microsoft Excel Basics
Monday, November 16
Lama 201 (12:15 pm - 1:15 pm)
*Dude, Where Did My Money Go? – Financial Management 1
Tuesday, November 17
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
*Show Me the Money – Financial Management 2
Thursday, November 19
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:48 am)
Survive an Online Course (Video)
Monday, November 23
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm)
Lama 116 (1:45 pm - 2:30 pm)
Tuesday, November 24
Lama 116 (11:00 am - 11:45 am)
Lama 116 (12:15 pm - 1:00 pm)
Communication Skills (Video)
Wednesday, November 25
Lama 116 (10:45 am - 11:45 am)
Library and Learning Resources Presents
Updated Fall 2009
College Success
SOS
Secrets Of Success
Workshops
All SOS workshops are FREE to all KCC Students.
Topics to help you make better grades and get through college.
SOS Website
Please check for more information and updates
http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/SOS
Contact Information
(808) 734-9206
For SOS Workshop disability accommodations
contact SOS Coordinator
at least 10 working days before the workshop you want to attend
KCC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution
Updated - September 25, 2009
Workshop Descriptions
10 Years and I’m Still Here: Kalani Fujiwara walks you through goal setting and determine where you objectives are.
APA Referencing: Joy Oehlers will guide you through the use of APA method of formatting your papers using Library and internet resources.
Career Kokua: Gemma Williams will introduce Career Kokua’s Holland Party Game to help you ID your Holland Code - then match your code with potential careers.
Communication Skills on Video - (Video) (DVD): Keith Kashiwada demonstrates effective communication skills.
Dealing with Angels Devils: Kalani Fujiwara will help you keep your emotions in check, stay focus, do the right thing in hard times.
Drink Two Monsters and Don’t Call Me: Kalani Fujiwara walks you through the steps of health management. Getting sick can set you back from your goals.
Email 101: Arnie Reyes will give you the basics of email such as doing attachments other features.
Exams and Tests: Kalani Fujiwara gives you valuable tips and strategies on taking tests.
Financial Management 1/2: Kalani Fujiwara in 2 parts will help you with your financial health. How you got there - how you get out of it.
Focus on Your Career Path: Complete the Focus II, a Career and Educational Planning System, and Gemma Williams will help you to understand the results. NOTE: You need to complete the first 3 sections of Focus II online survey before attending. Register in Ilima 104 and get a password.
Half-Time Show: Kalani Fujiwara will help you make adjustments as you go though the middle of the semester.
Healthy Relationships and Campus Safety: Veronica Ogata leads in a highly interactive session, KCC peer educators and campus security will share valuable tips on fostering healthy dating relationships and being safe on campus.
How to Survive an Online Course - (Video) (DVD):
Jimmy Shimabukuro will share important tips on maximizing your success in an online course.
Improve Your Grammar: Gail Harada will show you Internet sites that have cool tools to study grammar as well as sites that have handouts that you can printout for yourselves. Suggestions on strategies to overcome common grammar errors.
Improve Your Vocabulary:
Mavis Hara shows you how to develop your vocabulary. Can you read a million words in a year?
Internet Searching: Guy Inaba will give you an intro to the Internet, searching tips and suggest some useful resources.
Intro to a Foreign Language: Shawn Ford will give you valuable tips on how to be successful in taking a foreign language class.
Laulima For Students: If you are in a class that uses this software package, you may want to attend this works shop to better understand how to use it.
Learning Styles: Colette Higgins shows how knowing your learning style can help you maximize your academic success.
Library Resources: Joy Oehlers will show you the various resources in the library and give you some hands on time with them.
Lifetime of Interdependence: Kalani Fujiwara will help you build a network of friends and resources on campus.
Livescribe Pulse Pen (Demo): Cheryll Aldridge will give you a demo of the awesome features of this special note taking pen.
Microsoft Excel Basics: David Cabatu gives a basic intro to Microsoft Excel. Hands-On
Microsoft PowerPoint Basics:
Arnie Reyes gives a basic intro to Microsoft PowerPoint. Hands-On
Microsoft Word Basics: Arnie Reyes gives a basic intro to Microsoft Word. Learn tips on typing your papers. Hands-On
Myers/Briggs Type Indicators: Goal of knowing about personality type is to understand and appreciate differences between people. Gemma Williams will help you discover your personality type and explore careers to match your type. Understand the connection between personality type and career success.
Power of Choice: Kalani Fujiwara will give you an overall picture of how you can make the best of your college stay.
Queen Kapi'olani and KCC: Colette Higgins will go through the history and impact of Queen Julia Kapi'olani's (1834-1899) legacy with relation to Kapi'olani Community College.
Self Improvement (Video): Through video and discussion, Gemma Williams will explore how culture, family, personality and accomplishment affect a student’s self-confidence, and how building self-esteem can lead to self-improvement.
Stress Relief Workshop: Gemma Williams will help you assess your level of stress, introduce stress management techniques. Students will practice stress reduction and relaxation.
Taking Notes: Kalani Fujiwara gives you tips and various methods of taking notes.
Textbook Reading Strategies:
Dianne Ida reveals ways to read your textbooks more efficiently and effectively.
Thinking Through History:
Colette Higgins and Brian Cassity share ways to get a better perspective on history.
Time Management: Kalani Fujiwara offers suggestions to help better manage your time.
Transferring Soon? Gemma Williams addresses strategies for a successful transfer, a glossary of transfer terms, information about transfer events, and frequently asked questions about transferring to another college.
Writing a Research Paper With LILO: Kevin Roddy will introduce you to LILO (Learning Information Literacy Online) Website and its resources available to you to help you do research and write at the college level.
(Video) - the workshop is a video presentation
(DVD) - the workshop is available for checkout at the Library Circulation Desk