Student Success Workshops

Student Success Workshops and resources are free and available to all LWTech students to help assist in reaching their personal, academic, and professional goals. Student Success Workshops cover a variety of topics related to student success. Workshops can be offered in-person and online. Check out the listed workshops and resources below and check back in for more workshops as we make more available to LWTech students..

Virtual Workshops

Career Choice Workshop

Offered the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month throughout the year. The workshop covers the career choice process overview, career interest assessment, and researching career options.

For additional career related events and resources be sure to check out the website calendar and the LWTech Career Services.

Online Workshops and Resources

StudentLingo

StudentLingo logo and photo of happy student

StudentLingo is a series of online, interactive workshops focused on helping LWTech students achieve their academic and career goals. These workshop are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, usually take less than 20 minutes to complete, and can be repeated multiple times. Check out these videos today and use the strategies learned for your college and career success.

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CareerSpots

CareerSpots consist of short online videos to assist LWTech students with their job search and networking skills. LWTech wants you to have all of the technical skills you need for the job, but we also want to make sure you have the most recent skills needed to find the job. All videos are close-captioned, have transcripts included, most are less than 3 minutes long, and they can be viewed multiple times. Spend a few minutes every day getting tips on exploring interviewing skills, resume writing, networking, salary negotiations, and social media for you job search.

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Other Workshops and Resources

  • Financial Aid Literacy - learn about Financial Aid and how to properly access loans and take full advantage of financial resources for your education. 
  • LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) - a resource providing video instruction on countless tech-related topics. LWTech students and faculty have access to LinkedIn Learning by association with the college. (LinkedIn Learning Access Instructions)

    LinkedIn Learning Access Instructions

    1. Visit LWTech.edu/LinkedInLearning.
    2. You will arrive at a screen prompting you to type in your email. Type in your LWTech email address and password(same as your computer/Canvas/Yammer/etc. login). 
      Note: you will need to use a student or employee LWTech email address for authentication and eligibility purposes.
    3. After you Submit, you will see a Welcome prompting you to link/connect your LinkedIn Profile 
      • Note: this step is OPTIONAL and is not required to use the LinkedIn Learning service. Connecting your LinkedIn Learning profile with your LinkedIn profile will allow you to login using your LinkedIn credentials as another way to access the service. You can choose to not connect and keep the two profiles separate. 
      • You may be prompted to provide additional interest and skill information to help curate course offerings specific to your profile. 
    4. You can now browse the LinkedIn Learning resources by selecting from the dropdown menus to search by Subject, Software, Author. Or, type in the Search box a topic you’d like instructional videos on.

    Need Additional Help with LinkedIn Learning? Check out the ITS LinkedIn Learning Guide page.