This page is dedicated to providing students in, and faculty of, First-Year Seminar courses resources relevant to the First-Year experience at UCA.
FYS Research
Written Communication
- Teaching Writing to First-Year Students – Talbot
- Practical Takeaways – Talbot
- Everything Plagiarism
- WPA Plagiarism Statement
Collaboration
- Deeper Learning_ A Collaborative Classroom Is Key
- Collaborative Guide
- Peer Evaluation – Sample
- Groupwork Roles – Sample
Mindset
- Fixed vs Growth Mindset
- Change Your Mindset for Success
- Victim vs. Creator Language
- The Science_ The Growth Mindset – Mindset Works®_ Student Motivation through a Growth Mindset, by Carol Dweck
- Learning Differently
- Grit: Mindset and College Students