For my last birthday, my son (a U of T student) gave me a copy of Zen and the Art… Read more »

Getting ready to write that paper?  Why not start with a 5 minute warm-up exercise?  Surely Joannie Rochette and Sidney… Read more »

Last week, we ran a workshop on perfectionism at the Academic Success Centre.  The number of students who showed up… Read more »

If you’re a Mac user, why not try iflash?  This nifty program lets you make flashcards for studying. Or, why… Read more »

Read For the Gist For the juice, for the words that grab you and if they don’t—grab them. But not… Read more »

At the session “Succeed at U of T” yesterday, I said I didn’t think there was a used textbook exchange… Read more »

…and a new beginning or two. As I prepare for our annual “Summer Mini-Course”, I’ve been thinking about this post… Read more »

At a recent meeting of the Women’s Writing Support Group, participants spoke of how helpful it’s been to write for… Read more »

Well, with Valentine’s Day looming, there are two reasons why I thought it might be worth mentioning an entry that… Read more »

Well, taking a quick second look at Chris’ “Tuesday’s Top Timewasters” to be double sure that spending time on the… Read more »