Section outline

  • GPS Navigation Guide

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    • Welcome to GPS! This program includes four topics and a feedback survey. Each topic is separated into three primary sections which are Learn (core content), Explore (additional resources), and Apply (activities). 
    • To complete a GPS topic, click on each topic and 1) review the core content, 2) select and review additional resources based on your interests and needs, and 3) participate in activities if you choose to do so. 
    • The topics can be completed in any order, and it is not necessary to complete each of the four topics.  
    • If you have questions about GPS content, e-mail Sarah Slates at sslates@brynmawr.edu. For technology related issues, please e-mail the Help Desk at helpdesk@brynmawr.edu. 
    • Once you've completed the program, please take our feedback survey. Your responses will be used to enhance GPS for the following year.  

    • General Q&A Forum
      Students must
      Mark as done
      This forum will be monitored daily between August 29-September 4. Please pose questions for GPS staff and your colleagues. Please note that you can also e-mail questions directly to Sarah Slates at sslates@brynmawr.edu. Update: This forum has temporarily been reopened. 
    • Students must
      Mark as done

      GPS Launch Moodle Overview

      GPS participants, please watch this brief video if you were unable to participate in the program launch on 8.29. 


  • GPS Coffee Hour with Q&A

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    Our GPS Coffee Hour and Q&A is scheduled for Saturday, September 5 from 10:00-11:00. Click here to access the Zoom link for the meeting and to submit your questions to our returning student panelists! 

    Activities: 1

  • GPS Feedback Survey

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    Activities: 1

  • 1. Professional Communication

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    Learn: About various aspects of professional communication in social work education and practice

    Explore: Resources related to professional communication in a social work context

    Apply: Participate in forum discussions with your new colleagues 

    Activities: 16

  • 2. Engaging with Scholarly Literature

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    Learn: About strategies for reading efficiently and effectively 

    Explore: Resources related to engaging with scholarly literature 

    Apply: Review a scholarly article, answer questions it, and submit your answers for feedback from the writing coach

    Activities: 9

  • 3. Writing Fundamentals

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    Learn: About the fundamentals of writing in APA at the graduate level

    Explore: Additional resources related to writing in APA

    Apply: Create a document in APA format with a cover page, outline, in-text citation, and reference. Submit to the writing coach for feedback. 


    Activities: 30

  • 4. Self-Care and Scheduling

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    Learn: About self-care and scheduling in graduate school

    Explore: Additional resources related to time management

    Apply: Create a draft schedule for the first week of classes 


    Activities: 5