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Study Hacks - http://calnewport.com/blog/
The Study Hacks blog teaches students how to do (very) well without burning out. It preaches the idea that you should: do less; do better; and know why.

Online Academic Success Videos from Dartmouth College - http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/index.html
Videos on chemistry, time management, notetaking, stress management, reading improvement, and strategic learning

Multimedia Tutorials - http://douglas.bc.ca/services/learning-centre/online-tutoring/multimedia-tutorials.html
A teriffic collection of video tutorials created by Douglass College tutors.  Inlcudes videos on time management, textbook reading, notetaking, essay writing, study tips for math, and others

Math Tutoring

Video Math Tutor - http://www.videomathtutor.com/index.html
A collection of free videos from basic math through algebra

Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/index.html
Over 700 videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, and finance

The Math Forum - http://mathforum.org/
From Drexel University

Writing Tutoring

First Tier Courses (ENGL 3000/3001) Evaluation Criteria
First Tier Courses (ENGL 3000 3001) FAQs

Materials for Writing Tutors from Dartmouth College - http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/tutor/toc.shtml
Very complete information for writing tutors.  Includes a Tutor Training Video and The Personal Statement Training Video

The Purdue OWL - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Best Online Writing Lab in the universe

Interactive Grammar Quizzes http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Grammar Bytes - interactive quizzes http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm

Paradigm Writing Assistant - http://www.powa.org/

Tutor.edu - http://ww3.montreat.edu/tutor/
A manual for writing center tutors

Writing Documentation/Citation

Plagiarism

Tutoring International and Non-Native English Speaking Students

Tutoring Non-Native English Speaking Students - http://resources.jjay.cuny.edu/erc/tutoring/pdfs/Guidebook.pdf
A resource for tutor training and support fro the Center for English Language Support, John Jay College and the Center for English Language Learners, Queensborough Community College

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