Academic Support Center • 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
- EasyBib:
- First, go to: http://www.easybib.com/bib4school_register/147/1237597218 to set up an account
- From then on, go to: http://www.easybib.com/bib4school_login/147 and log-in with your username and password
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.
Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Don’t have a dictionary handy? Click on a site below.
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
