Study Aids and Links

Should you find yourself in academic distress (and this does happen occasionally), the following information may help to get you back on track. VIU has many activities on campus to assist students with their studies, including the following resources:

*NEW* How to Get the Most Out of Studying Video Series by Dr. Stephen Chew (a 5 video series)

Writing Centre

Free, personal, professional help, on writing activities of all kinds. Centrally located on the fourth floor of Building 305, the Library. The Centre provides faculty tutors who offer students guided assistance to better writing.

Check them out at the Writing Centre Website

What they can do for you:

• Individual tutorials
• Drop-In help
• ESL tutoring
• Reference Library for bibliographies and footnotes
• Word Processing help

• OWL-Online Writing Center

OWL contains writing tutorials, study materials for ESL, research and documenting sources, grammar and punctuation help, and tools for creating outlines, theses help, and much more.

Be sure to check this out the OWL Online Writing Lab.

The Math Learning Centre

Building 360, Room 303.

Get help with stats, calculus, algebra or any other math related problems. Hours will be posted on the door as they vary according to instructor/tutor availability.

Check them out at the Math Learning Centre Website

Do you have problems with Math? Check out this helpful resource!

ABE Learning Centre

Building 205, Room 204.

Get help with your ABE coursework. Drop-in to receive program study packages and get help preparing for the assessement. Be sure to check out their hours. 740-6425 or 740-6416.

Study Guides

A series of online study guides and strategies that has been researched, authored, maintained and supported by Joe Landsberger as an international, learner-centric, educational public service. These guides have many helpful tips to support students and provide study assistance.

Attend one of VIU Student Success workshops offered by our Counselling department. Helpful topics include note taking, stress management, exam taking and much more.

No time to attend a workshop, then self help online workshops might work for you.

Do you use flash cards to study? Be sure to check out this amazing online flash card program to help you memorize question/answer pairs either online or by using your phone.

Reading and Spelling

Do you struggle with basic skills like reading and spelling? Improve your skills by clicking here.

Dictionary and Thesaurus

Need a bigger word or do you need to visualize the word? If so, be sure to check out Visuwords. This is a great online graphical dictionary and thesaurus resource.

Citation Links

Need help citing other's works? Use Citation Machine to assist you in your effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.