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Linked Index (alpha order)
Arguments
Critical Thinking
Documenting Your Sources: APA / MLA / Chicago / Harvard
English as a Second Language
Evaluating Your Work
Internet:  Search Engines or Tutorials
Learning Styles
Learning Tools
Memory
Note Making
Plagiarism
Presentations
Reading
Research
Revising and Editing Guidelines
Test-Taking
Time Management
Writing
Writing for Specific Discipline or Purpose
Writing Centres in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the US

Arguments (Back to Index list )

• Organizing Your Argument (MSPowerPoint)

Critical Thinking (Back to Index list)

• A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking by Greg Haskin (Adobe Acrobat)
• The Critical Thinking Community
• Critical Thinking Mini-Lessons – The Skeptics Dictionary
• Open Courseware on Critical Thinking
• San Jose State University – Mission Critical
• Tim van Gelder’s Critical Thinking on the Web
• What exactly is Critical Thinking? University of Wollongong, Australia

Documenting Your Sources (Back to Index list)

• Diana Hacker's great writing site for APA, MLA & Chicago Manual
• KnightCite – A Project of the Hekman Library, Calvin College
  
  APA (Back to Index list)
  APA Format for Lab Reports - StFX Dept. of Psychology (Adobe Acrobat)
  APA Format for Term Papers - StFX Department of Psychology (MSWord)
  APA Guide at Brigham Young (Adobe Acrobat)
  APA On-Line – Electronic References
  APA On-Line - Style Tips
  APA Format (OWL)

MLA (Back to Index list)
Documentation: MLA Format (OWL)
Modern Languages Association

Chicago   (Back to Index list)
Chicago Manual (CM) of Style Citation Guide for the Sciences and Arts

Harvard (Back to Index list)
Harvard Referencing Style  (Adobe Acrobat)

English as a Second Language (Back to Index list)

• Common Grammar Errors (MSPowerPoint)
• Dictionary.com - On-line Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translator
• Dictionary.com  - Subscribe to WORD OF THE DAY
• ESL Podcasts
• How do I know I am really learning and understanding? (MSWord)
• Learning English - Pako's English Page
• Linking TOEIC Scores to English Activities
• Name that Food! (MSPowerPoint)
• Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students

Evaluating Your Work  (Back to Index list)

• Critiquing that Research Study (MSWord)
• GRE Essay Self-Evaluation Rubric or Guide  
• Universal standards of Intelligence (MSPowerPoint)

Internet  (Back to Index list)

Search Engines

• ASK -  http://search.ask.com
• KARTOO – Search Mapping - http://www.kartoo.com/
• St FX University – Library Search Links Page
• Search Engine Watch
• VIVISIMO - Cluster Searching - http://vivisimo.com/  
• YAHOO - http://search.yahoo.com/

Tutorials (Back to Index list)

• Bare Bones 101: A basic tutorial on searching the web (Very Good)
• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial - UC Berkeley Library
• Internet Tutorial (GOOD)
• Noodle-Tools Research and Searching On-Line
• WWWSearch 101

Learning Styles (Back to Index list)

• Information about learning styles and Multiple Intelligence (MI) from LDPride.net
• On-Line Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire - NC State University
• VARK Guide to Learning Styles

Learning Tools (Back to Index list)

• Graphic Organizers: Five Main Types
• Great Resources - Noodle Tools

Memory (Back to Index list)

• Mind Tools

Note Making (Back to Index list)

• Notemaking (with many examples)
• Note-Taking: Five Methods

Plagiarism (Back to Index list)

• About Turnitin at Wesleyan University
• Academic and Workplace Dishonesty (Adobe Acrobat)
• Academic Integrity (StFX)
• Plagiarism - StFX  
• Assessing Writing for Plagiarism (MSWord)
• How Not to Plagiarize
• Plagiarism:  Acadia University Tutorial
• Plagiarism: A Definition and How to Recognize and Avoid It
• "Plagiarism-Detection Tool Creates Legal Quandary” The Chrionicle of Higher Education
• Student Plagiarism article (MSWord)

Presentations (Back to Index list)

• Effective Oral Presentations (MSPowerPoint)

Reading (Back to Index list)

• Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing (MSWord)
• Reading for University Purposes
• Preparing for University Reading Expectations
• Reading at University

Research (Back to Index list)

• St FX University Library - Main Page
• St FX University Library - Find Books using NOVANET
• St FX University Library - Find Articles in Indexes and Fulltext Databases
• St FX University Library – FINDING BOOKS - NOVANET HELP PAGE
• St FX University Library – NOVANET TUTORIALS

Revising and Editing Guidelines (Back to Index list)

• Editing & Proofreading Strategies for Specific Sentence-Level Errors
• Proofreading and Editing
• Sample Essay For Review (MSWord)

Test-Taking and Study Tips (Back to Index list)

• Economics – Sample Test
• Global History
• How to Study (MSWord)
• Multiple Choice Facts -University of Guelph Fast Facts
• Preparing to Study
• "Quiz Yourself" at Psyc Web
• Study Tips
• Suggestions for coping with MC questions on Intro Psychology tests & exams
• Writing Exam Essays
• Writing Multiple Choice Exams - University of Guelph (Adobe Acrobat)
• Writing Multiple Choice Tests

Time Management (Back to Index list)

• Assignment Calculator  
• Countdown Events (Organizing Software)
• Dangers of Perfectionism - University of Texas at Austin
• Effective Time and Resource Management Strategies (MSPowerPoint)
• Learning Time: Problem solving strategies for managing your time, your workload, and yourself - University of Guelph
• Online Post-it Software Notes ®
• Perfectionism
• Rainlendar Customizable Calendar (Freeware)
• Time Management Suggestions: York University

Writing (Back to Index list)

• A Directory of Web Sites for Writers
• How To Write a Thesis Statement (MSWord)
• Integrating Quotations (MSPowerPoint)
• Paradigm – Online Writing Assistant
• Preparing a Good Research Paper (MSPowerPoint)
• Writing A Paper: An Introduction (MSPowerPoint)

Writing for Specific Discipline or Purpose(Back to Index list)

• A Course in Analytical Writing for Science and Technology
• Email Etiquette
• English Department (StFX) - Literary Links
• English Literature on the Web
• Writing about English Literature - Earthshine
• Writing for Business – University of Iowa
• Writing for History - Necessary Requirements for History Essays (StFX)
• Writing for Political Science  
• Writing for Psychology - Allegenhy
• Writing for Psychology - Washington
• Writing for Psychology - Lit Review
• Writing for Psychology
• Report Writing for Science
• Writing for Sociology and Anthropology (StFX)
• Writing for Specific Disciplines

Writing Centres in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the US (Back to Index list)

• University of Guelph Learning Commons
• Harvard University – The Writing Center
• The University of Kansas – Writing Center
• University of Missouri - Online Writer
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Northern British Columbia – Learning Skills Centre
• Princeton University - The Writing Center
• Purdue University - OWL - the Online Writing Lab 
• Rutgers University - Jack Lynch’s Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors
• St Cloud State University – Literacy Education Online
• University of Texas at Austin - Learning Center
• University of Toronto - Advice on Academic Writing

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