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Online resources

To better assist distance learning students, and all independent learners, the staff of the Academic Support Center has developed online support in the form of self-paced PowerPoint tutorials and links to appropriate Web sites.

PowerPoint Presentations

Learning to Love the Research Paper... Or at Least Learning to Do It Well
Tutoring 101: New Tutor Orientation

Online Resources for Writers–General

The following Web sites are appropriate for students enrolled not only in math, writing, and literature courses, but in any course that requires writing an essay or a research paper. We have also included several useful sites for English as a Second Language learners.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing Center at the University of Richmond
University of Victoria’s Hypertext Writer’s Guide
The Elements of Style (complete text) by William Strunk, Jr.
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
Common Errors in English
Grammar Bytes–An Interactive Grammar Tutorial

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Writing research papers

Research papers do not have to be the bane of every college student’s existence. There is help available, in person at the Academic Support Center, and online in the following sites.

How to Organize a Research Paper and Document with MLA Citations
Research and Documentation–Diane Hacker, Prince Georgia’s Community College
MLA Style–Modern Languages Association’s Web Page (click on "MLA Style")
APA Style–American Psychological Association Online (click on "APA-Style Helper")

Understanding and writing about literature

Whether you are enrolled in English Composition II or an upper-level literature class, these Web sites will help you understand and write about the novels, short stories, essays, poetry, and drama encountered in most college literature courses.

Online Literary Criticism Collection–The Internet Public Library
American Literature and Online Research
Finding Literary Criticism
Lit Links
VirtuaLit–Interactive Poetry Tutorial

Resources for English as a Second Language Students

Practice makes perfect! The following sites offer energetic ESL learners the opportunity to improve their English on their own.

Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!
Comenius English Language Center–The site where students, teachers and speakers of English from around the world can have online access to relevant materials, lessons and products.

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Dictionaries and Thesauruses

Don’t have a dictionary handy? Click on a site below.

American Heritage Dictionary
Merriam Webster Dictionary/Thesaurus

Math

We all know that mastering math often means doing the same types of problems over and over again. If you are running out of exercises in your textbook, try any of these sites below for more practice.

Algebra Homework Help
The World of Math Online
Explore Math–An Interactive Learning Experience
Resource for Math Review Material From Algebra to Differential Equations

 

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