Be the Captain of Your Own Ship!

The navigator module will support you in navigating the continuum of your academic journey from registration to post-graduation.

By the end of the Navigator module, you will be able to:

1. Set goals to identify a direction and create balance in your life
   • Identify barriers causing you stress.
   • Get to the root cause of your concerns.
   • Develop relevant goals to address your concerns.
   • Outline strategies to accomplish your goals.
2. Set realistic timelines in order to prioritize and manage your workload
   • Gather information from the program about your timelines and due dates.
   • Create a budget for your personal time management.
   • Develop strategies to complete your work and projects on time.
   • Identify methods to further improve your personal time management.
3. Seek support for wellness, disabilities, and mental health concerns
   • Recognize the signs and symptoms of when you need help.
   • Identify short-term strategies you can use now to address your immediate needs.
   • Identify long-term strategies that you could use in the future to keep you afloat.
4. Identify strategies to increase access to technology, services, and financial needs
   • Identify technology and financial services available at your institution.
   • Create a personal financial plan.
   • Locate and advocate for functional workspaces that meet your needs.
   • Communicate when you are faced with barriers in your studies.
   • Access library resources and other academic supports for your program.
5. Inform yourself about the pathways and requirements of your program
   • Navigate your pathway from registration to graduation and beyond.
   • Identify unique requirements as an international student.
   • Locate information within your Learning Management System (LMS) and course materials.
   • Identify who to contact and where to find information on a college/university website.

Level Up Your Navigation Skills:

• Level 1: Self – these activities can be done on your own to help you reflect on your values, beliefs, challenges, barriers, successes, and goals.
• Level 2: Partner – these activities encourage you to share your thoughts, feelings, ideas, and plans with a partner, peer, family member, Elder, coach, or anyone you trust and care about.
• Level 3: Share – these activities encourage you to share with other students, whether in your peer group, program, department, college/university, or on the Liberated Learner website to share with learners everywhere.

Navigator Module Doodle

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A description of the Navigator Module Doodle above : Goals and expectations: Develop Smart Goals and strategies. Timelines and workload: create a time budget, develop personal time management strategies. Wellness and support: perform a well being assessment. develop strategies to support wellness. Access and Finance: create a financial plan. locate resources and workshops. develop strategies. Information and pathways: learn to naviagte college websites. identify unique requirements.