Supporting your Success
Lakehead offers you many resources and ways to succeed with your studies. Let’s help you get started.
Your Timetable
Once you have registered for your courses, you can view your Timetable in myInfo. Your Timetable will help you see the delivery methods for each of the courses.
Navigating and Finding your On-Campus Courses and Online Courses
We recognize this may be the first time many of our students will be on campus. For any of your courses offered on-campus, your Timetable will include your classroom location (e.g. RB1033 = Ryan Building first floor).
Check out our campus maps to help you navigate your way:
Thunder Bay Campus Map
Orillia Campus Map
For more information about finding your classes, check out our Online Orientation resources for myCampus.
For any of your online courses, to get started with your introduction to online learning, the first step is to orient yourself with myCourseLink. myCourseLink is where you will go for your online courses – your username and password is the same as the one you use to access your Lakehead Email and myInfo account.
Check out the following video to introduce you to navigating a course in myCourseLink and its features.
Additional Resources for Success
Check out the following academic success resources covering topics including academic preparation, exam preparation and study strategies:
- Reading and Note Taking
- Improving your Concentration
- Time Management
- Developing a Five Day Study Plan
- Essay Exam Preparation
- Managing Test & Exam Anxiety
- Mind Maps
- Improving Concentration
- Tips for Success in an Online Course
- Writing Strategies for Online Learning
To learn more about how we can support your success in the classroom, check out additional resources available as well as how the Academic Support Zone can help you.
Looking for online learning success tips? Check out our online learning success resources.
Career Support
The Career Zone is here to support you with career planning and employability skill development. We are excited to welcome you back to campus and will be offering a variety of in person and virtual career services.
Please visit our website at lakeheadu.ca/careerzone to find out how we can assist you on your career journey!
Co-operative Education Program
We have been working with your program faculty to come up with the best solutions for you and we are excited to announce that the following accommodations have been adopted for each of the following co-op work terms: Co-op Program Temporary Measures for COVID-19
Download the myCourseLink app
Brightspace Pulse is a mobile app that brings news, deadlines, and grades together in one place so you can spend less time organizing and more time learning. This app syncs to your myCourselink account, which is where you will go to complete all of your online courses. By downloading the app, you will have easy access to all of your course content, on any handheld Android or Apple device.
To download the app visit:
Academic Integrity
Understanding and adhering to Lakehead University’s expectations for Academic Integrity is essential to your learning. Lakehead University takes academic honesty and academic integrity seriously for all modes of course delivery.
Check out the following FAQ for Students to learn more.