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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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
Author: Venngage Venngage is a resource that helps you communicate information through infographics. View Software
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
Author: Larry Adelman Unnatural Causes is an acclaimed documentary series broadcast by PBS and now used by thousands of organizations around the country to tackle the root causes of our alarming socio-economic and racial inequities in health. Watch Video
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
Author: Barbara Oakley Neuroscientists have made enormous strides in understanding the brain and how we learn, but little of that insight has filtered down to the way teachers teach. Uncommon Sense Teaching applies this research to the classroom for teachers, parents, and anyone interested in improving education. View Book
Author: Barbara Oakley This is like no other course on teaching—it weaves late-breaking insights from neuroscience with personal insights from the classroom to provide unexpected, yet practical, new approaches. View Course
Author: Barbara Oakley This is like no other course on teaching—it weaves late-breaking insights from neuroscience with personal insights from the classroom to provide unexpected, yet practical, new approaches. View Course
Author: Jacob Clifford This YouTube channel explains all the economic terms and subjects in simple ways. Watch Video
Author: CAST The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. View Website
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
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
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