Resource Bookshelf

Welcome to the LSAC resources pages, created for all LSAC members!

Perhaps you are a manager who would like to support your staff as they broaden their professional knowledge. Perhaps you are developing asynchronous or course-embedded content for students or faculty to use. Perhaps you are collecting training material for peer helpers you supervise, or perhaps you are seeking a resource on a particular topic to share with a student you’re helping. We hope you find what you need in the sections below!

These resources were suggested by LSAC members and curated by a team of dedicated volunteers. If you know of a resource that you think should be added to this collection, please contact webmaster@learningspecialists.ca. We are always interested in adding new resources for our members to use.

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Book

Author: Fuschia Sirois, Timothy Pychyl

Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being

Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being brings together new and established researchers and theorists who make important connections between procrastination and health.

Book

Author: Pooja Agarwal

Powerful teaching: Unleash the science of learning

A book that covers basic learning strategies in simple and engaging language. Great for new learning specialists. It mostly covers a school setting but it's easy to also adapt to a post-secondary setting.

Assistive Technology

Author: Otter

Otter

Otter.ai is a software that develops transcriptions of lectures and meetings in real time.

Tip sheets and guides

Author: Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance (AORTA)

Navigating Conflict in Movement Organizations

AORTA’s Theory of Change is a working document that defines our shared vision for working towards equity and justice for all.

Book

Author: Michael Ungar

Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change

Every chapter provides a detailed review of systemic resilience from one disciplinary perspective, drawing from cutting edge research and case studies.

Website

Author: Queens SASS

Motivation and procrastination

The questions are really good for getting students to reflect on what’s happening when they procrastinate—and the steps they’re willing to take to make a change.

Book

Author: Daniel Siegal

Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

From a pioneer in the field of mental health comes a groundbreaking book on the healing power of "mindsight," the potent skill that allows you to make positive changes in your brain–and in your life.

Video

Author: McGill Teaching and Learning Services

Metacognition

Metacognition is a powerful tool for students to use to understand how they learn. This video explains how metacognition helps you assess your options for how to study and how to implement the best approach.

Video

Author: Fusion Comedy

How microaggressions are like mosquito bites

For people that still don't think microaggresions are a problem: just imagine that instead of being a stupid comment, a microaggression is a mosquito bite.

Book

Author: Shakil Choudhury

Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice

In Deep Diversity, award-winning racial justice educator Shakil Choudhury explores the emotionally loaded topic of racism using a compassionate, scientific approach that everyone can understand.

Book

Author: Terrell L. Strayhorn

College students’ sense of belonging: A key to educational success for all students

This book offers readers practical guidelines for belonging, underpinned by theory and research, on students’ social identities, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, or the conditions they encounter on campus.

Website

Author: Western University

Writing resources

There are many writing support handouts that specialize in appropriate grammar and style.

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