Find Your Path
Get to Know VIU
Things to know and where to go at VIU
Thrive
Wellness events, activities, and resources.
Be a Better Learner
Thinking and learning differently to be a successful student
Get the Most from Your Classes
Tips on note taking, reading strategies and learning online
Improve Your Writing and Research
Improve your writing and learn to find and cite information.
Help with Math and Statistics
Supports to help you with spreadsheets, graphs and calculations
Communicate and Connect with Others
Ideas for connecting with your classmates, talking to instructors and speaking in public
Prepare Presentations and Projects
Hints for managing your projects and designing poster and slide presentations
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Opportunities to extend and enhance your learning experience at VIU
Find Support
Support areas at VIU just waiting to help you with any question you have!
Hay ch qa’ sii’em siye’yu mukw mustimuxw.
In keeping with regional protocol, Vancouver Island University students, staff, faculty and administration would like to acknowledge and thank the Snuneymuxw First Nation, Tla’amin First Nation, Snaw-naw-as First Nation and the Cowichan Tribes for allowing students, staff, faculty and administration to teach, learn, live and share educational experiences on the traditional territories of these nations.
Learning Matters is a digital collection of resources to assist students in being successful. Videos, learning tips, study strategies, support areas, best practices—all collected together in this site.
It covers topics such as learning how to learn, taking good notes in class, finding useful information, preparing a good presentation and preventing plagiarism.
