Student Associations
Students in the Psychology Faculty participate in self-governance through an ADLER Student Association funded by the Student Activity fees collected each trimester. The Association decides on its own structure and procedures. Students are encouraged to participate in Student Association activities and to run for positions that may include representation on the School’s Advisory Council or at other School functions. The Psychology Student Association also organizes a Colloquium during each trimester and social events throughout the school year, as well as planning the convocation event in conjunction with ADLER administration.
Access to Resources Online
Access to Resources (Online)
All ADLER degree, transitional, postgraduate certificate, and at-large students have access to PsycInfo and other information tools through arrangement with EBSCO online information services. Students receive information about how to gain access to these resources during the Orientation.
Adler Browsing Library
Students and faculty who research and read course materials sitting in front of their computers miss out on the experience of browsing through stacks of books and journals and discovering something they did not know to search for. ADLER provides this experience by arranging shelves of books related by subject using Library of Congress codes along the walls of classrooms and lounge areas. Students, faculty, and staff may take a book from the Browsing Library that they wish to read. If they wish to keep the book, they are asked to replace it with another relevant volume on an honour system. Students are welcome to read books on ADLER premises without making an exchange. They are requested to replace any book they remove to its proper place on the shelf.
Reference & Reserve Books
Reference and reserve materials include books or journals assigned by instructors for courses and rare or repeated-use resources. These are kept in a separate location by ADLER student services staff. They may be used only on School premises or when students wish to photocopy material using the School photocopier. Required and most recommended course materials are placed on reserve one month prior to the start of the course. These books are available only by request from the front desk staff.
My Adler
Upon registration, students are assigned a My Adler account to access the school’s online learning platform. Course information, announcements, news and schedule information on My Adler. Resources for each course, including course outlines, assignments and reading resources, grades and instructor feedback, are all available. Important School, course and classroom information may be conveyed only on My Adler. Information posted there is considered to have been delivered to the student. My Adler is the primary mode of communication for students to contact both faculty and staff. An online and telephone ‘Help Desk’ is available to support students with My Adler.
Computer Requirements
Every student is expected to have their own regular access to a computer, a printer, and Internet capabilities. Wireless internet access is available to students and faculty on school premises. (See Appendix C: Information Technology Use and Management Policy for more details)
Information Resources
Students in degree and graduate certificate programs are charged a Learning Resources fee during each trimester in which they are enrolled in classes. This fee gives them access to ADLearn, EBSCO, onsite library services, and writing support.
Library Services
The existence of the vast resources of the Internet and the resultant collaboration among libraries of the world have changed the way that academic research is conducted. Instead of searching through stacks of books and journals in the inner bowels of huge buildings, scholars sit at their own computers and search the equivalent of thousands of libraries with seemingly infinite content. In response to the current information needs of students, ADLER has designed a network of library services that takes advantage of the potential of online searches, enables downloadable and portable audiovisual options, and also recognizes the value of browsing hard copies of books and journals.
Online Registration
ADLER uses an online registration system that allows students in each program to register and pay for courses. Each faculty has their own site for registration. Instructions for online registration are released by the Registrar for each trimester, and are available on ADLearn in Student Resources, under Registration.
Student Computers
A secure wireless network enables Internet access on ADLER premises for students who bring laptops or mobile devices to classes. Using their username and secure password, students may access library databases and the school’s online learning platform, My Adler, from their computers.
Toronto Reference Library
Located just one block from the ADLER main campus, the Reference Library for the City of Toronto provides expert consultation and assistance in locating books, periodicals, or other information of particular interest to students. All ADLER degree and graduate certificate students are issued Student Identification cards so that they may apply for Toronto Library cards and utilize the resources available in the Reference and other libraries.