PSI Tutor: Academic Mentor

This is what I like about being an online tutor~ being able to spread good news to students.
For all the QUT students joining in conversations on this site, YOU have the opportunity to win! An array of prizes, including a $100 Myer prize is up for grabs. Simply fill out the 5 min online survey [...]

One of the things that really bugged me as a university tutor, and still does as an online tutor, is the lack of value placed on feedback to student’s about their assignments and exams.
Guidance of undergraduates, and post-graduates, to the understanding of concepts and processes is still promoted - I feel- as a “lone wolf” [...]

Communication skills are important for tutors and students. At university and college, one of the key generic skills we are instructed in is to communicate clearly.
Mindtools shares an article about just this and asks, How Good Are Your Communication Skills? They have kindly encouraged their e-newsletter readers (such as me to share their [...]

As an online tutor I aspire to make a real difference in the lives of students and others in my community. To truly appreciate the potential each one of us has to make a difference you really need to read this beautiful and creative post, Who I am Makes a Difference (http://livinglifetodfullest.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-i-am-makes-difference.html) over at Living [...]

The Recipe For Char

3 parts Warmth
2 parts Attractiveness
1 part Intellect
Splash of Silliness
Sip slowly on the beach

What’s the Recipe for Your Personality?

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Today I visited a fantastic student resource site~ The Virtual University of Pakistan and their Library resources.
There are resources for Accounting, Business, Communications, Data Management Systems, Computing, ESL, Ecommerce, Radio, Sports Psychology and heaps more!
The site is a treasure trove of extra information and alternative explanations, some available by PowerPoint and/or by PDF.
You can also [...]

Often, students who contact me for essay help are in a panic over how to get their assignment done on time, and at a high standard. My first priority as a tutor and mentor is to help them to Calm~ emotions can get in the way of what we want to achieve.
Michael over at lifebeginzatpoetry [...]

Ronald Pies (M.D.) writes a thoughtful article about how and why to recognise sever grief and depression. Interesting comments are also made with regard to a previous article and the flurry of comments that have stuck to it. Share your feedback to the hermetic question: Is Grief a Mental Disorder? No, But it Soon May [...]

Psych Central flicks out a weekly e-newsletter, “A Mental Health Break”. Below are this weeks features. Be aware, there is lots more at the site…!
Is Grief a Mental Disorder? No, But it May Become One!
Imagine this scenario. Your seven-year old son is riding his bike, and takes a nasty fall. He has a gash …
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/10/04/is-grief-a-mental-disorder-no-but-it-may-become-one/
Mental [...]

Welcome to the October 12, 2008 edition of blog on cairns, australia.
Hi Folks~ As you can see above I have changed the name of the site to better reflect my online tutor services. Other changes are afoot, both for PSI tutor: Academic Mentor and others…read below the fold.

David M presents Search Engine Optimization Tips For [...]