On this page, you'll find resources and tools to help with your academic endeavors! This is also where you will find class recordings and slides. Table of Contents:
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Slides & Recordings
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Class External Links
Pathwright
This is your learning platform. Here you will find descriptions of all your outcomes, details for your assignments and more. You will submit your assignments here, as well as receive feedback and interact with your mentors!
Turabian Style Guide
All essay submissions should be in the Chicago Turabian Style. Here is a quick link to help you format your papers and citations!
Students Support Tools
Here are some tools that have been compiled to help you in your academic endeavours.
Note Taking
If you struggle with note taking and would like to find an efficient method to make your studies and research easier, take some time to read through this blog post.
Grammarly
“From grammar and spelling to style and tone, Grammarly’s suggestions are comprehensive, helping you communicate effectively and as you intend.”
This app can be used as an equivalent to word document and as an extension to your internet browser.
Assignment Planners
Studiosity & Queen's University are planners that help you plan out your essay assignments. Give your assignment title or subject (if given), give a start date and a due date and the planner will help you break down some steps to follow in order to write your essays.
SNIPD / AIRR Quote
SNIPD & AIRR are apps that help you to keep track of your favorite quotes from a podcast! Just like when you read a book and want to underline some sentences, these apps will allow you to do the same for a podcast episode. Click on the cut button when you hear something you would like to save. The app will select the last 30 seconds, extend or shorten the selection, give it a title and save it. And voila, you can now keep track of your favorite podcast quotes!
Mind Maps - XMIND
If you have a hard time taking notes during class or need a tool to help you study your courses content, Mind Mapping is a good way to start.
It helps to turn your long texts into direct easy to read mind maps. It will also allow you to think through the content you are trying to concise and therefore helps you to study!
Zotero & Mendeley
“Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.”
“Mendeley brings your research to life, so you can make an impact on tomorrow”
In brief, Zotero and Mendeley are tools to make your research easier and smoother, but the best part of it all, it’s that it helps you with your bibliography and formatting it in the correct Turabian format. More info is given on the website.