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Study, Learning and Transitioning into University

Backstage Pass is a podcast, external link and eLearning project for people who are thinking about going to university.

This is a project about identity and access. It starts with the idea that different people face different barriers when it comes to higher education, and university doesn’t always look the way that we’re taught to imagine it.

First-generation students, mature students, and students from equity-deserving groups often don’t have access to the same privileges, tools, and supports as students who don’t belong to these identity groups.

The goal of this project is to provide tools, guidance, and student perspectives to make university more accessible to all kinds of people. Backstage Pass is a resource for people who are thinking about going to university, but it includes tools and background information to support students at various stages of transitioning to higher education.

Writing and Language Support

Introductory Resources

Citation Management Software

Planning, Writing and Revising
Planning

google docAssignments: Key Words, external link, opens in new window

google docFrom Start to Finish, external link, opens in new window

google docCritical Reading, external link, opens in new window

google docPlanning Your Assignments, external link, opens in new window

google docEssay Outline, external link, opens in new window

google docFinding Ideas, external link, opens in new window

google docOvercoming Writer's Block, external link, opens in new window

Online Module: Basic Essay Writing, opens in new window

Writing

google docThe Writing Process, external link, opens in new window

google docHow to Paraphrase, external link, opens in new window

google docThesis Statements, external link, opens in new window

google docWriting Concisely, external link, opens in new window

google docThe Parallel Form Rule, external link, opens in new window

google docIncorporating Data in Academic Writing, external link, opens in new window

google docReporting What Others Say, external link, opens in new window

google docUsing Inclusive Language in Writing, external link, opens in new window

google docBasic Punctuation Rules, external link, opens in new window

google docFormal vs Informal, external link, opens in new window

google docTransitions, external link, opens in new window

google docIndigenous Terminology, external link, opens in new window

google docThe Passive Voice, external link, opens in new window

google docWriting Practice Activity, external link, opens in new window

TMUSearch: Online Writing Tutorial, opens in new window

Revising

google docThe Magic Seven, external link, opens in new window

google docRevision, external link, opens in new window

google docProofreading, external link, opens in new window

Graduate Student Support