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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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.
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
Author: Queens SASS Helps students breakdown large and complex assignments into manageable steps, offers mini deadlines, and reminds them of associated tasks along the way. View Website
Author: Seneca College This calculator will help you break down your assignment or project into manageable steps. Follow the guidelines for the assignment as discussed in class and consult with your Professor/Instructor if you have any specific questions about the assignment dates. View Website
An assignment calculator that includes job-seeking tasks (ie. cover letter, resume-writing). It is so helpful to see an assignment calculator that honours the time it takes to plan and apply for jobs.
The Arrowsmith Program is based on the application of neuroscientific research and for 40 years we have worked to help students strengthen the weak cognitive capacities underlying a range of learning difficulties.
This guide breaks down cultural expectations that indirectly impact students’ academic success.
Author: Sheldon Smith A website with numerous self-study content for improving academic communications, specifically disciplinary writing. Easy to use/free/good for self-study/lots of checklists/link to external resources. View Tip Guide
The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation. 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.
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.
This module explores learning in different contexts, academic learning at a Canadian institution, and strategies for success.
Author: Lydia X.Z. Brown This resource provides definitions of words and why they are ableist. As noted on the website, the list “has been compiled and changed over time with input from many different disabled people, people with disabilities, self-advocates, d/Deaf and hard of hearing people, people with chronic illnesses, sick people, mad people, neurodivergent […]