Student Learning Centre

The Student Learning Centre (SLC) is a new initiative at Heritage, the purpose of which is to equip students for the rigours of postsecondary education. The SLC offers a number of free services, many of which are listed below. College and Seminary students are encouraged to make use of these services. The SLC serves as an extension of the Library, and as a result can be found in the Academic Building. The SLC is headed by our Library and Learning Centre Director, Jordan Senécal.

**Due to the current COVID-19 protocols, drop-in services have been postponed for the current semester. To get in touch with the SLC for assistance or to organize a meeting, please fill out the form located in the “Contact us” link below or send us an email at the email address below.**

Get assistance with:

• Formatting a paper
• Improving your writing
• Editing and proof-reading
• Forming a thesis statement
• Managing your assignments

There are various options you can pursue:

• Drop-in hours for the current semester:
  • Due to the current COVID-19 protocols, drop-in services have been postponed for the current semester. To get in touch with the Student Learning Centre for assistance or to organize a meeting, please fill out the form located in the “Contact us” link below or send us an email at the email address below.
• Submit your paper/assignment and we will get it back to you in a timely fashion*
• Contact us to request assistance and we will get back to you as soon as possible

Need extra assistance?

We can help connect you to a private tutor who will work with you one-on-one to achieve your academic goals. (Disclaimer: Private tutors are not included in the services covered by the SLC. Tutors come at an additional cost to the student.)

To get set up with a tutor, please contact Jordan Senécal.

Additional Resources:

• Writing and Study Guides:
  • Heritage Manual of Style — This document provides you with our formatting and citation standards for all assignments here at Heritage. It has replaced the previous document known as Survivor’s Secrets (Not to be confused with our new Survivor’s Secrets document)
  • Survivor’s Secrets (new) — A collection of write-ups and tips to help you succeed as a student here at Heritage. Topics include organization, scheduling, how to study, how to write an essay, how to write a book review, how to write a journal/reflection, as well as others
• Heritage Library Catalogue
• EBSCOhost – Access to EBSCO eBooks, Atla Serials, Christian Periodical Index (CPI) and SocINDEX
  • To obtain login credentials, please contact us.
• Digital Theological Library 2 (DTL2)
  • Exclusively available to Heritage Theological Seminary students and Heritage faculty (if you are having trouble accessing DTL2, please contact us)
  • A massive digital library of religious and theological studies (60,000+ books).  Access books, articles, journals, databases, and subject guides
  • After clicking on a resource, select Heritage from the drop down list and then enter your myHeritage PersonID (how to identify your PersonID)
• Citation Tools — Zotero and Mendeley
• Other citation aids:
  • Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (9th ed.; 2018) is available in limited quantities on reserve in the library or for purchase (paperback / kindle)
  • Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Online (Note: Turabian and Chicago are the same style) – Note: A print copy of CMOS (17th ed.; 2017) is available on reserve in the library.
  • In addition to Turabian and CMOS, The SBL Handbook of Style (2nd ed.; 2014) may prove to be helpful. You may view/download the Supplement, or a print copy is available on reserve in the library.
  • Purdue OWL

Provide Input:

As the aim of the SLC is to facilitate student success, we welcome your input as to how best we can achieve that aim. For more information, or to make suggestions, please contact Jordan Senécal.

*We request that submissions be made no later than one week before they are due, in order to provide sufficient time for reviewing and returning the assignment to you. We encourage submissions to be made whenever the paper is ready to be reviewed, however, if it is due less than a week from when you submit it, we may not have sufficient time to get to it and therefore it will not be read/reviewed. We also reserve the right to limit our editing/proof-reading services of major papers to one per semester per student, though this limitation is often not necessary. Thank you for your understanding.