Well-Being
Supporting Success
Academic and Wellness Support - Polytechnique Montréal
Polytechnique's Student Services offers a range of resources and services designed to help you succeed both academically and in you personal life:
- Individual meetings with a perseverance and success advisor
- Individual meetings with a psychologist
- Student Accessibility Services
- Peer Tutoring Program
- Conferences and workshops to improve your studying skills
*Website in French but services available in English.
- Studying and Taking Exams - McMaster UniversityTips and tricks to study effectively for exams.
Student Success: an Invaluable Resource for College and University Students - Publication Date: 2020
Distance Learning
Distance learning can be challenging. Here are links to help you navigate online learning.
Learning to Learn Online -
Topics : Effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies
Publication Date: 2018
- Establishing and Building a Stronger Relationship with Your Supervisor (recording) - UBC This webinar will be facilitated by staff members of UBC Counselling Services and UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to assist graduate students in building strong working relationships with the supervisor and committee members that support their progress through their graduate programs.
Videos from Credible Sources
Writing Blitz and Retreats
- Community Writing at the LibraryJoin a community intensive writing session at the Library to experience effective writing and break the isolation. Check out our calendar for dates!
- Thèsez-vousThèsez-vous is a non-profit organization that specializes in creating physical and human environments to facilitate scientific writing. They offer researchers and graduate students ideal conditions for writing theses, scientific articles or funding applications, based on documented best practices.
Focus and Motivation
- Study TogetherStudy Together offers Zoom study rooms through which you may improve your motivation by studying with thousands of students from all over the world!
Inspiring Reads
Free Music to get You Started!
- OhdioFree music playlists to help you concentrate, offered by ICI Musique (CBC/Radio-Canada).
Time Management
- The Pomodoro Technique Explained (Forbes article)A technique used to increase productivity by dividing a portion or the entire day into focused blocks, punctuated by short breaks.
- PomofocusUseful online timer that is designed to practice the Pomodoro technique. You can write down the tasks that you wish to focus on in order of priority. Application available for MacOS and Windows.
