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Exam Jam’s calm before the storm

» Kickoff boasts fun and games prior to study sessions

Angela Espinoza
News Editor
Minews
@theotherpress.ca

 

7

he winter semester Exam

Jam will be hosting its first
kickoff event April 10 at the
New Westminster campus.
The dual idea behind the
kickoff event is to provide
students with a fun and
relaxing experience while
also promoting the Learning
Centre’s Exam Jam period.

“We did Exam Jam last
semester, but it’s a lot bigger
this semester,’ says Learning
Centre services coordinator
Reija Roberts, who co-
organized the kickoff with
Learning Centre services
coordinator Samantha

event, which is what we didn’t
do last semester.”

Roberts and Berbeck went
on to explain the number
of activities that will be
available, including a playable
PlayStation 3, an enormous
Jenga set, and a 2:30-3:30 p.m.
session of yoga hypnosis in
room 2221,

“[The] first half is yoga,
and then the second half is
a hypnosis for relaxation for
exams,” says Berbeck. “The
instructor is a yoga teacher

so she will... hypnotize people
lightly, and then they'll doa

: rehearsal for exam success.”

In addition to the

: activities, there will also be

: many prizes to be won. “We're
: going to have the prize wheel,”
: says Roberts, which offers

: students chances to win items
: such as gift certificates and

: coupons. “We have prizes

: from [Hub Restaurant], Spud
: Shack, Freshslice, Chartwells,
: in addition to... a bunch of

: Douglas[-provided] prizes,”

: says Berbeck.

Following the kickoff, the

: Exam Jam will run from April

: 14 to 17, and 22 to 25. “We'll

: have our peer tutoring, study

: skills... study groups are pretty
: popular too,” says Roberts.

: “We do [Exam Jam] at both

: campuses’ Learning [Centres],
: but we have different dates,

: [with] more dates at New

Berbeck. “We're doing a kickoff : [Westminster] campus.

Due to the high demand

of peer tutors and study

: sessions, the Learning Centre’s
: two-week Exam Jam period

: offers additional study and

: prep services for a number

: of specific courses, including

: but not limited to: PSYC

: 2300 (Data and Analysis

: in Psychology), ACCT m0

: (Principles of Accounting I),

: and CHEM 10 (The Structure
: of Matter).

“The study groups are...

l ) \ ; peer tutor led,” says Roberts, “If
who is also trained in hypnosis, : [the study group is] for Psych

2300, for example, [the peer

: tutor] leading the group will be
: astudent who has successfully
: completed that course.”

Berbeck also said that for

: this set of Exam Jam study

: sessions, students could book

: spots up to two weeks in

: advance, instead of the usual

: one week the Learning Centre
: allows. “We’re going to make it
: so once exams start, students

: can book for the whole exam

: period,” says Berbeck. “So as of
: the Monday [April 14]... people
: can [better] plan their studying
: for exams.”

In addition, students

: can also now book up to four

: sessions per week, allowing for

: more study opportunity. This

: gives students a chance to work
: with peer tutors for all eight

: Exam Jam dates if necessary.

: Roberts and Berbeck also stress
: that tutors provide skills for

: overcoming study difficulties

: such as procrastination and

: how to prepare for multiple

: choice and essay-based exams.

The Exam Jam period

will also see the return of the

: DSU puppy room on April 14

: and 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

: along with the International

: department’s cultural café on

: April 15 and 22 from 1 to 2 p.m.

New Westminster Exam

Jam dates run from April 14 to
: 17, and 22 to 25 in room 2105,

while David Lam dates run

: from April 14 to 17 in room
: A1o4o.

 

By www.douglasishere.com

 

Douglas College launches nursing exchange in China

» Exchange will take p

  

Aidan Mouellic
Staff Writer

D ouglas College nursing
students interested in

completing their practicum
overseas will have a new option
in fall of 2015. In partner-

ship with Shanghai Redleaf
Women’s Hospital, Douglas

College is seeking opportunities :
: unique opportunity for

: : : ”
exchanges for nursing students. : our nursing students.

in Shanghai to offer two-way

The Redleaf Women’s
Hospital is a small institution
focussed on providing a luxury

Douglas College President

Scott McAlpine said of the

partnership, “This isa truly

Students heading over

to China from Douglas could
: potentially face language

lace in Shanghai in 2015

: experience to patients with

: hotel standards. Opened

: in July of 2013, the 105-bed

: facility’s main patient load

: iscomprised of women and

: children. The students from

: Douglas College who would be
: making the exchange would

: be focussing their scope of

: practice on gynaecological and
: birth-related medical fields.

: barrier issues, especially

: when working with patients.

: However, Douglas College’s

: Dean of the Faculty of Health

: Sciences Pamela Cawley says,

: “For students going to Shanghai
: from Douglas College, it [the

: language barrier] will not bean

: issue as 70 per cent of the clients :
: in the hospital are expatriate

: and English-speaking. The vast
: majority of hospital employees

: are English speaking as well.

: Aninstructor from Douglas

: College would accompany

: [the students], teach, and

: supervise the practicum

: experience in Shanghai.”

For students coming

: from China, nurses with a

: firm grasp of the English

: language will be sent over.

: “The students coming here will
: beregistered nurses in China

: who are coming for additional

: advanced training in childbirth
: and prenatal education that

Douglas College provides,” says

: Cawley. “The students will be

: chosen for [their] professional
: expertise and their level of

: acquired English speaking,

: writing, and comprehension.

“Additional enrichment

: opportunities will be provided

: for the students from China rel- :
: ative to English language skills.” :
: already, which is exciting.”

Both parties will be able

: to work together interna-

: tionally to share information

: and expertise to benefit their

: communities upon their return
: home. Both Shanghai and

: Vancouver are vibrant cities

: that will undoubtedly give their
: respective visitors a memorable
: educational experience.

It is not clear yet how popu-

: lar the program will be or if the

: demand is strong for such an

: exchange, but Cawley says, “The
: program for our students will

: not launch until fall 2015 at the

: earliest, but yes, we have had

: afew of [the] current students

enquire about the program