Student Resources
Below are resources for students including cyber safety, study tips, and academic resources.
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Cybersecurity Awareness for Students
At UVic, we all play a part in the security of ourselves and others. Cybersecurity is one part of keeping ourselves protected and they have created a web page giving students tips and resources for staying safe on the web. Website:...
UVic Libraries Subject Guides
Every discipline at UVic has a subject guide created by the Uvic libraries. You can find the best sources for your topic, your subject librarian, learn more about research methods, and more. Website: https://libguides.uvic.ca/?b=s
BC Campus Open Education
BC Campus Open Education has compiled a collection of open textbooks to help improve the learning experience for students while mitigating the financial barriers keeping them from achieving their academic goals. Website: https://open.bccampus.ca/
Ask Away
AskAway provides convenient and expert chat reference help to post-secondary students, faculty, and researchers across BC and the Yukon. Connect with friendly and professional service providers who can respond to questions about conducting research, citing sources,...
Open School BC
Open School BC keeps a list of open-source educational resources for grades K-12 and adults. The list is mostly comprised of free workbooks for students and parents, but there are also free non-credit courses for students in grades 10-12. Website:...
Study Solutions Program
The study solutions program hosted by UVic is a free learning strategist service for university students. Learning strategists support students to develop their own personalized strategies to achieve academic success and reach their unique goals. Website:...
Masks will play a ‘significant’ role in B.C. Schools in September
B.C.'s Education Minister Rob Fleming says masks won't be mandatory in classrooms but will play a significant role in the province's back to school plan in September. The province will also be providing masks to students, teachers, and staff which will be required in...
edX free online university level courses
edX offers free online courses from top universities around the world. Courses are at a university level, although there are some AP level courses for high school students. There are over 2500 available courses from 140 universities, all of which can be taken for...
Open Culture free online homeschooling resources
Open Culture has created a list of over 200 educational resources on a variety of topics. Resources are appropriate for grades K-12 and cover subjects such as math, history, and music. There are even educational apps and parent resources. Link to...