Weekly schedule template

Author: Queens SASS Having the template is helpful, and students can obviously translate this to an agenda or app if that works better for them, but the real brilliance here is giving students a process to work through in setting up their time. View Tip Guide

Verb cheat sheet

Author: Thesis Whisperer  A list of verbs and that show judgement about the topic. Great for EAL learners as well as upper-level undergrads and graduate students who are looking for ways to develop their academic vocabulary and find a more scholarly voice. View Tip Guide

Use Wikki Sticks Within Classrooms

Author: Kate Fraser Learning strategies for students with visually impaired students. Wikki sticks (bendable, waxy strips) might support students to create tactile representations rather than the visual representations. View Tip Guide

University 101: Study, Strategize and Succeed

Author: Kwantlen Polytechnic University University 101: Study Strategize Succeed helps you to create a foundation for post-secondary studies by learning how to learn. View Tip Guide

Two-way or double nouns

Author: Queens SASS Two-way nouns, also called double nouns, are nouns that can be either count or non-count depending on their meaning in context. This guide explains what they are and how to use them. View Tip Guide

Turnitin: Friend, Not Foe

Author: TRSM Academic Success Centre Undergraduate students are increasingly being asked to submit their written assignments via the Turnitin plagiarism-detection service on D2L. This tipsheet explains the how-tos and benefits of using Turnitin View Tip Guide

Goal Setting & Motivation

Using a metaphor as “life as a tree”, draw yourself as a tree as you choose how to progress in your degree, define your success, and create goals.

Exam prep: How to study with Bloom’s taxonomy

This resource helps students apply Bloom’s Taxonomy to their own learning. It explains the various levels of Bloom’s and provides generous examples of individual and group study strategies that relate well to the different levels of Bloom’s. This is one of the more comprehensive Bloom’s Taxonomy resources I have seen that makes this learning theory very applicable to students and gives them many ideas about how they can engage with their course content in a deeper and more meaningful way.

English verb tense chart

This is the best infographic for verb tenses I’ve ever come across and a go-to resource that’s used by students and writing consultants alike. What I like about it is that it explain the conventional usage of each tense (i.e., when / why to choose one tense over another).

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