Overview
Collection of regularly updated resources to support practicum students and assistants.
If you are interested in more information about the Practicum, contact Elizabeth Stephan at stephae@wwu.edu or 360-650-2061
Writing
- Adaptive StrategiesTools and resources to help students develop strategies that meet their needs.
- Bad Ideas About WritingBad Ideas About Writing counters major myths about writing instruction.Written for a general audience, the collection offers opinionated, research-based statements intended to spark debate and to offer a better way of teaching writing.
- Explorations of Style BlogA blog about academic writing with various tips and strategies for writers
- GrammerlyOnline tool that identifies common errors and can suggest revisions. Though useful, take the AI suggestions with a grain of salt.
- Hemmingway EditorStyle checker that helps make writing more concise and direct. It's not perfect, but can be a helpful tool for reducing wordiness.
- InkFlowA visually-oriented brainstorming and note taking app.
- PadletCreate online cork-boards where you can gather and organize notes and sources. Great for virtual mind mapping, reverse outlining, or brainstorming.
From Inquiry to Academic Writing: a Text and Reader by From Inquiry to Academic Writing aids both students and teachers with a practical and now widely proven step-by-step approach that effectively demystifies cross-curricular thinking and writing.
They Say / I Say by This book identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing. It shows students how to frame their arguments as a response to what others have said and provides templates to help them start making the moves.
*If you can't check out the book, there is a lot of content online that has been developed from this book.
Writing Literature Reviews by Guides students in the preparation of literature reviews for term projects, theses, and dissertations.
Writing Tips and TricksA handy reference for when talking about grammar or usage errors.
Reading & Research
- LibGuides by SubjectDoing research? Use library guides to get started and learn about what subject-specific resources available through the libraries.
- Self-Paced Online Tutorials (SPOT)Series of asynchronous modules designed to support undergraduate research and writing.
- Reading Strategies PlaylistShort tutorials on a variety of reading strategies for different contexts.
- SIFTAsynchronous interactive lessons designed to teach folks how to fact check information found online.
- WI+REQuick and practical research and writing tutorials, collaboratively designed by students at UCLA.
- The Word on College Reading and WritingAn interactive, multimedia text that introduces students to reading and writing at the college level
Critical Reading in Higher Education by Faculty often worry that students can't or won't read critically, a foundational skill for success in academic and professional endeavors. Based on collaborative, multidisciplinary research into how students read in first-year courses in subjects ranging from scientific literacy through composition, the authors offer strategies that can better engage students and provide more meaningful reading experiences.
Proust and the Squid by The act of reading is a miracle. Every new reader's brain possesses the extraordinary capacity to rearrange itself beyond its original abilities in order to understand written symbols. But how does the brain learn to read?
The Social Science Jargon BusterThis practical, down-to-earth dictionary aims to help students new to social science discourse gain a thorough understanding of the key terms.
Listening and Speaking
- All My RelationsHosted by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation), this podcast explores our relationships— relationships to land, to our creatural relatives, and to one another.
- Disability VisibilityHosted by Alice Wong, this podcast covers politics, culture, and media through a disabled lens.
- Equity UnboundResource library of strategies and activities to facilitate community building.
- The GrapevineNot your parent's television show, The Grapevine is a fresh and innovative take on the panel style discussion.
- Say MoreOlivia Gatwood and Melissa Lozada-Oliva are two internationally-renowned writers and performers who have a lot of questions about things that don't matter. But mostly, they are just two girls who are unfortunately not talking less.
Dialogue by Linda Ellinor and Glenna Gerard engage us in practical reflections and exercises to help bring the value of Dialogue into all our conversations.
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence by A guide for facilitating and participating in difficult dialogues about race, author Derald Wing Sue - an internationally recognized expert on multiculturalism, diversity, and microaggressions - explores the characteristics, dynamics, and meaning behind discussions about race as well as the hidden "ground rules" that inhibit honest and productive dialogue.
Study Skills
- Close the Book. Recall. Write it DownArticle on the benefits of recall as a study strategy.
- ForestSmartphone app that gamifies resisting distraction.
- OpenDyslexicA free, open source typeface designed against common symptoms of dyslexia.
- Procrastination Self-Help ResourcesInformation about procrastination and sequenced modules and worksheets to help students address it.
- QuizletFree tool to create and share flashcards.
- StayFocusdBrowser extension that let's you set daily time limits for accessing certain sites.
- Study Skills AppointmentsThe Tutoring Center offers study skills resources and 1-on-1 study skills appointments.
- TC Study Skills BookletDeveloped by the Tutoring Center, this booklet provides an array of study skills strategies.
- Test Taking StrategiesCovers strategies for essay exams and multiple choice tests.
- UNC Learning CenterLots of resources in a variety of formats designed to support students develop study skills.
Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success by Combines theory, research, and applications to teach college students how to become more self-regulated learners. Study skills are treated as a serious academic course of study. Students learn about human motivation and learning as they improve their study skills.
Learning Theory
- Black Minds Matter Working SyllabusSelection of readings and lectures (available on YouTube) curated to raise national consciousness about issues facing Black students in education and provide strategies to promote the learning, development, and success of Black students.
- Queer Race Pedagogy for Educators in Higher Education: Dealing with Power Dynamics and Positionality of LGBTQ Students of ColorHow can educators build stronger learning communities by amplifying the voices of LGBTQ students of color?
- Theories of Teaching and LearningThis chapter introduces some of the most influential theories of learning and development of the last eighty years through the work of four major theorists.
Contemplative Practices in Higher Education by Contemplative pedagogy is a way for instructors to: empower students to integrate their own experience into the theoretical material they are being taught in order to deepen their understanding; help students to develop sophisticated problem-solving skills; support students' sense of connection to and compassion for others; and engender inquiries into students' most profound questions.
Frames of Mind by In Frames of Mind, Gardner challenges the widely held notion that intelligence is a single general capacity possessed by every individual to a greater or lesser extent. Amassing a wealth of evidence, Gardner posits the existence of eight different intelligences, each as important as the next, that comprise a unique cognitive profile for each person.
Linguistic Justice on Campus by ISBN: 9781788929493Publication Date: 2021-12-06This book supports writing educators on college campuses to work towards linguistic equity and social justice for multilingual students.
Peer-Assisted Learning in Academic Libraries by Identifies the myriad benefits of peer-assisted learning, exploring how the implementation of peer-assisted learning benefits information literacy instruction, cocurricular outreach, and reference services.
Teaching and Learning Through Reflective Practice by A practical guide to enable all those involved in educational activities to learn through the practices of reflection.
