Academic Skills
Academic Skills at Trent Durham is dedicated to helping students develop your capacity to succeed at university.
Through Academic Skills, students can access one-on-one and small group appointments as well as independent and in-class workshops related to all aspects of academic work, including writing, study skills, time management and organization, note-taking, and critical reading. Services are available to all students at Trent Durham.
To connect with us, please email academicskillsdurham@trentu.ca.
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How to Book an Appointment
- Go to the Student Experience Portal
- Login using your myTrent username and password
- Click on “Durham GTA Campus Appointment Bookings” on the left side of the screen
For Math and Statistics academic skills support, please contact Darren Nesbitt at darrennnesbitt@trentu.ca
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Types of Appointments
Appointments will be offered in person, synchronously via Zoom, or asynchronously via Email. In person appointments will take place at the Trent Durham GTA campus at 55 Thornton Road South. In person and Synchronous appointments are appropriate for support with math and statistics, organizational and study skills, or planning and strategizing with regard to assignments and papers. If you have completed a draft and would like written feedback on grammar, style, and structure, please book an asynchronous appointment and follow the instructions to submit your work in order to receive feedback via Email.
For math and statistics support please contact Darren Nesbitt at darrennnesbitt@trentu.ca to make an appointment. For all other Academic Skills support, including help with organizational and study skills, planning and strategizing for written assignments, or feedback on completed drafts, please use our online booking system at ccr.trentu.ca to make an appointment with Kara Morrison or Pamela MacIsaac.
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Academic Skills Online Resources
Resource of the Month
Are you studying for final exams? Click the link below to learn strategies for being successful when writing short-answer responses.
Quick Tips
- Critical Thinking Strategies
- Effective Reading
- Manage Your Time
- Revise Your Writing
- Study Strategies
- Writing: Where to Start
5-Minute Messages
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Basics of Effective Studying
- Essay Basics 3: Drafting and Editing
- Essay Basics 2: The Second Pre-Writing Stage
- Essay Basics 1: The First Pre-Writing Stage
- Efficient and Critical Reading #2
- Efficient and Critical Reading #1
- Forming Good Habits
- Grammar
- Procrastination
- Self-Editing Checklist
- Writing an Academic Review
- Quick Tip: Creating a Block Schedule
- Orientation - Online Learning Pro Tips Presentation
- Infographic: Common Grammar Errors
- Using an Assignment Planner
An assortment of How to Guides are available, including:
- Online Documentation Guide: What to Cite and How to Cite it
- Thinking it Through: Essay-Writing Guide
- Study Skills for University
- Exam Preparation
- Referencing, Formatting and Avoiding Plagiarism
- Grammar and Clear Writing
- Essays, Writing Assignments and Presentations
- Resources for Math and Statistics
Looking for Peer Support? Visit the Academic Peer Mentoring website for more information.
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Events
Upcoming Events
Check back in January 2026 for upcoming events.
Peer Mentor Study Groups
Check back in January 2026 for updated study groups.