view the introduction material e.g. the what/why/how statements. 

print out the skills list

study the instructions 

work on the exercises alone or with a partner

use online chat or web-board to share their work with the others in the group in the show and share corner

work with fellow students to confirm their skills, either formally, with the skills checklists in the word-processing sessions, or informally by sharing their gains and successes with someone else in the group.

work in the evaluation corner on evaluation of the session

use online communications to share their problems, gains and successes