Want a change of scenery, but don’t want to transfer? Have you suddenly been bit with the urge to teach Vietnamese children English, or does tracing pods of dolphins near the Great Barrier Reef sound more like your scene? Studying abroad will satisfy the need for far-flung travel, while providing an experience that will change your life and put Continue Reading…

 
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Extra curricular activities have two benefits. Firstly, they can really help polish up a CV and help you secure that job or college place. In addition to that they can actually be… fun! A revolutionary concept, many people are just treating extra curricular activities as something that they have to do to get into the best Continue Reading…

When I’m in class, I tend to take a lot of notes. Then, I proceed to forget everything I learned, hoping I can remember the important stuff later on when I start studying for tests or preparing for papers. The trouble is, I often get lost in the sea of my notes, and have trouble weeding out the important Continue Reading…

“Disorganized Desk Syndrome” can affect all of us. When you are practically diving into piles of paper to find what you are looking for, and the floor surrounding your desk is even cluttered with “stuff”, something needs to be done!

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This semester I have been facilitating breakout groups for the learning strategies course in my faculty. Last week, the session focused on reading and note-taking. One of the activities had the students make a Cornell note on a section of the course’s textbook. When I asked if any of them had heard of Cornell notes before, 0 of 19 Continue Reading…

Welcome to the first post of Mac Addict. Your first stop for Mac only software, hardware, and gadgets reviews with students in mind. With school comes textbooks, workbooks, and of course, journal articles. The hard drives of college students and professors alike are littered with dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of articles. How do you tame the chaos?

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One thing I have been trialling during the first week back at school is deciding what hours I will be working today. Much like the corporate world has set 9-5 hours, I have been deciding what hours I need to work that day and stick to those religiously. Every morning begins by looking ahead at Continue Reading…

It doesn’t take long to realise that going to university or college is an expensive decision, so let’s not re-hash that now. What we should re-hash though, is how to finance this decision. Which is why I open up the floor to you guys, lovely Gearfire readers who are so chock full of intelligent knowledge.
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