Open Educational Resources
Welcome to Open Educational Resources
Your Research and Writing Toolbox
You will find some useful resources about academic writing below.
Harvard College Writing Center
Gives useful tips on strategies for essay writing. Contains links to writing in different disciplines. Click here.
Tyndale University: How to Write an Effective Paper
Provides detailed tips on writing effective academic papers. Outlines basic rules of good writing. Click here.
William G. Squires Library, Lee University
Features video tutorials on seminary writing. Shows samples of good academic writing. Click here.
Logos: How to Write a Seminary Paper
Provides a comprehensive list of tools for seminary writing, including a sermon editor tool. Click here.
Logos: Write a Paper on a Biblical or Theological Topic
Features links to useful resources for seminary writing, especially research and academic writing skills. Click here.
Trinity College: Seven Steps to a Great Research Paper
Includes techniques that enhance academic writing and research. Click here.
Berkeley Student Learning Center
Offers ways of improving academic writing style. Has links to other detailed resources for writing. Click here.
Gordon Conwell Writing Guides
Provides writing guides for a variety of academic writing tasks: outlining, writing, and developing thesis statements, revising, editing, etc. Click here.
Liberty University: Turabian Format Guide
Provides links to resources containing key information on the Turabian format, as well as sample papers using the style. Click here.
Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
Has links to different types of source citation formats using the Turabian style. Click here.
JSTOR Research Basics
An open academic research skills course with instructional videos and self-assessment features. Click here.
Academic Research Methodology for Master’s Students
Links to a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from FutureLearn, both free or paid depending on type of access. Click here. If the link does not work, please contact GCS at gracecoaching@gsot.edu.
Assignment Help: Research Help
Provides steps and useful tips on how to do effective online research. Click here.
Reading and Research Skills
Features downloadable handouts for effective reading, research, and study skills. Click here.
Your Study Toolbox
Essential Study Skills for Adults Returning to School.
A short blog on tips for adults who find it difficult to adjust to their new life as students. Click here.
Online Resources to Develop Reading Skills
Includes numerous links to valuable resources for adults who want to improve their reading skills. Click here.
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Learning Style Inventories
Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory – Links to a PDF that makes an inventory of learning styles and provides tips on how to maximize these styles for self-study. Click here.
Learning Style Assessment – Links to an online quiz that shows your learning style and provides details on how to use this style for effective learning. Click here.