“Goodbye.” That’s always a difficult thing to say, but sadly, this is my last post for Life @ U of T. Being the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) blogger this year has been the opportunity of a lifetime…
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Essays, (Research) Essays Everywhere
I am drowning in essays, every single word coming out of the pages of my novels and off of the multiple Microsoft Word documents I have open all at once. It…is…essay season! In all honesty, I don’t mind writing essays…
Getting Creative Around U of T
I like to think I’m a creative person, but not in the traditional sense. I can’t draw or sing (although, I wish I could), but I do enjoy photography and creative writing. In high school, I took a course called…
Communing Together Through Writing
I have brought up drop-in programs a couple of times in past blogs. From discussion groups to fitness classes, there are a lot of offerings on campus that allow you to get involved with something without requiring you to make…
Planning to Make the Most Out of U of T
When I first came to U of T, I had a plan to get the most out of my tuition. I was going to attend every class, join a bunch of clubs, use resources like the Writing Centre and the…
Blocked: vanquishing the enemy
There’s something deeply unnerving about staring at an empty Word document. Something off-putting about watching the cursor blink impatiently against the white, empty screen. The blink of the cursor is like my waiting mother’s irritated toe-tap. The toe-tap that let…
Space to Write
When I tell people that I’m a writer, a surprising reaction that I often get is “I used to write too, but I never have the time anymore,” or “I write too, but I’m too scared to show anyone my work.”…
Free Writing and Reflection
I took a course in creative writing some time ago, but something that my professor said on the last day of classes always stuck with me. She encouraged us to write in any form, whether it be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or…
Jump-start on Prepping for Exams
I know you just read that title and exclaimed, “Exams? Prep? Already?” But I checked my calendar and today is exactly three weeks until my first exam. Initially, I thought that sounded very far away from now as I still have final…
Writing Alone Together
To be honest, I’m not big on group studying. For some people it can be beneficial to think out loud with others and work through ideas together, but I’m not one of those types. It’s hard for me take in information,…