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!
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RAIN meditation practice is brought to life by memorable stories shared by Tara and her students as they deal with difficult emotions and limiting beliefs, and discover step-by-step the sources of love, forgiveness, compassion, and deep wisdom alive within all of us.
Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being brings together new and established researchers and theorists who make important connections between procrastination and health.
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.
Otter.ai is a software that develops transcriptions of lectures and meetings in real time.
AORTA’s Theory of Change is a working document that defines our shared vision for working towards equity and justice for all.
Every chapter provides a detailed review of systemic resilience from one disciplinary perspective, drawing from cutting edge research and case studies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.