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Research on First Year University Students

Research on the "The First Year Student"

This is a working document. All instructors are invited to send in interesting articles that deal with research on first year students. You may also choose to create an article using the create content function available to all teaching commons members.

Student Experience Office (SEO): Resources for New Students

The Student Experience Office (SEO) has many programs that help first year students get involved at Carleton. If you encounter a student who would like to get more involved on campus, the SEO has these and many other services.

Help for Students Coping with Crisis

Coping with the stress of money problems, a new environment, and relationship trouble can lead to negative consequences for students in and out of the classroom. The following link brings you too a brochure prepared by student affairs, that contains helpful information for students dealing with crisis.

 

First-Year Seminar Objectives

Sample Text to Outline First-Year Seminar Program Objectives

Helpful Links to Carleton University Resources.

Student Academic Success Centre-  www.carleton.ca/sasc

Learning Support Services-  http://www.carleton.ca/sasc/learning-support-services/

Writing Tutorial Service- www.carleton.ca/wts

Adding Content in 3 Easy Steps

Adding content to The Teaching Commons is a simple process. If you know how to paste text into a text box, then you're half way there.

Criminal Matters

Criminal Matters

Learning Styles v. Learning Approaches

Abstract for attached article:

The Learning Styles school and the Approaches to Learning school represent two rather different perspectives on the interaction of students with a learning situation. This paper outlines the basic positions of the two schools, and then considers the extent to which it is possible to reconcile them.

Teaching First Year Students: Australian Research

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