Research on language and literacy socialization at Canadian universities
This article highlights the changing theoretical understandings of language/literacy socialization processes based on a number of studies, in terms of students’ trajectories, the interplay of students’ (multiple) languages in their learning and performance, the various agents and directions of their socialization, acts of resistance versus compliance with established norms, and the role of peer support and social networks in their academic and social experiences, and ways of tracking these.
On the Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction: A Systematic Review of Supplemental Instruction and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions Literature Between 2001 and 2010
This article is a clearly written summary of Supplemental Instruction’s effectiveness.
Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities
My research seeks to understand disparities in mental health outcomes among students with marginalized sociodemographic identities in Canada, and the relationship between mental health and learning with marginalized communities.
Learning Skills Workshops Supporting First-Year Courses
In this paper, the author explains supplementary workshops developed to target fundamental skills with course-specific examples.
Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology.
The techniques include elaborative interrogation, self-explanation, summarization, highlighting (or underlining), the keyword mnemonic, imagery use for text learning, rereading, practice testing, distributed practice, and interleaved practice.
Attention Restoration Theory: A Systematic Review of the Attention Restoration Potential of Exposure to Natural Environments
Turning to nature as a way to nourish focus. This resource will broaden the basket of strategies that practitioners and students can turn to, particularly in response to distractedness.
Academic literacy and plagiarism: Conversations with international graduate students and disciplinary professors
In this study we examine how university plagiarism policies interact with international graduate students’ academic writing in English as they develop identities as authors and students.
98 Excel tips every user should master
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642,000 international students: Canada now ranks 3rd globally in foreign student attraction
Canada’s international student population has tripled over the past decade to 642,000 in 2019. Canada has moved into third place globally behind the United States of America and Australia.