Articles
Adjusting to University:
- 5 Things to do Before Classes Start
- 10 Things You Wish Your Professor Had Told You (FYI)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Academically Professional E-mail Samples
- Hey Dude! – The Ins and Outs of Academically Professional E-mails
- It’s Not About Going To Class (Quickie)
- Lessons from Course Registration
- “[Preparation] is Half the Victory”* – Getting Ready for Next Term
- End of Term Reminders
- The Mental Battle
- Three Steps to Academic Bliss Step 1: Choosing the Right Courses (This series is currently unfinished)
- Terms Every Student Should Know Before Starting University
- Tips for Buying Textbooks
- Your first day (of university)
- You’re not stupid, you are awesome (poem)
General Study Tips:
- 3+2 Study Management (Quickie)
- How to Properly Use a Textbook
- Should I pre-read? (Reader Question)
- Skip That Step! (Quickie)
- Summer School Tips
Exam Prep:
- 7 types of Exam Markers
- Constructing the Perfect Cheat Sheet: Part 1 and Part 2
- Exam Prep Series:
- Day 1: Where they heck are you?
- Day 2: Where do you want to be?
- Day 3: What do you have to study?
- Day 4: What could you study from?
- Day 5: What tasks do you need to accomplish?
- Day 6: When will you study?
- Day 7: How will you study?
- Day of the Exam: Show time!
- Exam Prep Toolkit
- Five Ways to Avoid Panicking on a Hard Test (FYI)
- Making the Most of Exam Time on an Exam (Quickie)
- Review Sessions Anyone?
- What to Bring to an Exam
- What NOT to do This Exam Season
- Writing to Better Grades (FYI)
Damage Control:
- How to Make the Most of an Exam Viewing
- If your Professor Gives you the Wrong Grade
- What do I do if I failed an exam? (Reader Question)
- What if you miss an exam? (Reader Question)
Future Planning:
- How do I choose Electives? (Reader Question)
External Resources:
- Citation Blues? Try Zotero! (FYI)
- Joy to the World, Calculus Help is Here! (FYI)
- Learning Tips from Graduate Students
- Study Resources, E-mail Help, and the National Anthem (FYI)
- Scaling, Scaling, Scaling… (FYI)
Presentations and Speaking Engagements:
- Material from CLASS
- Material from Science One Presentation
- School and the Academy – Some Thoughts on Math Education
Templates:
Misc:
- Easy Breezy Goal Setting
- E-mail Management for Students
- In a Summer Rut?
- Lady Gaga Parody (Bad Project) (FYI)
- Nerdy Humour
- Tick Tock Goes the Clock (Quickie)
- The Toilet List (Quickie)
- Tom Lehrer – I Can’t Think Why! (FYI)
- Use Different Alarm Sounds to Avoid Missing Important Events (Quickie)
- 5 Things to do This Summer (Quickie)
- Feeling Overwhelmed…?
