Category: Academic Success Centre

Five Essential Steps to Make Virtual Training Successful
Adjusting to the “new normal” amid COVID-19 has been a challenge for everyone. When I discovered that the TRSM Academic Success Centre (ASC) planned on conducting virtual training for my Peer Academic Coach job, I wondered how it could be...

Making the Most of Quarantine
As we enter month six of quarantine, many of us have found creative ways make use of our time at home. For the most introverted among us, we may not have even noticed a discernible difference in our lifestyles to...

How to Prepare for a Successful Virtual Fall Semester
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, we have been forced to adapt our lives to this new normal. The way we study, work and interact was changed instantly and all of us have been impacted in one way or another....

How to Use D2L for Online Learning
Online learning provides the flexibility of accessing material at any time, convenience of working from any location and high level of interaction. Online courses offer the same level of difficulty and require the same amount of effort as in-class courses...

How I Stopped Struggling in Business Math
Why I Struggled with Business Math – QMS 110 As a first-year student, the first semester was a struggle for me. The main reason was because I was not coming directly from high school. My first degree was in English...

The Bright Side of Studying from Home
As a Ryerson community, we’ve collectively been forced to adjust to a new, if temporary, normal of studying, working and living at home. For those of us fortunate enough to have jobs, co-op placements or internships that offer a level...

How to Develop Your Career at Home Online: Covid-19 Edition
We are told to practice social distancing and only go out when absolutely necessary. Our everyday lives have changed significantly. We are trying to follow our everyday routine from home and using technology has been a wonderful tool. Classes can...

One student’s experience and coping strategies during COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to spread, schools around the globe are shifting to online learning to slow the spread of the disease. Due to those unfortunate circumstances, Ryerson has also shifted all its services online. All of us are impacted in...

New year, new you!
TRSM students and Peer Academic Coaches Julia Siciliano (4th year BTM major/HR minor), Karan Sharma (4th year Global Management major) and Maria Beauts (4th year BTM major) offer advice to their fellow students embarking on a new year: As January...

A Q&A with graduate and donor Katrina Ann del Rosario
Recent Business Technology Management graduate Katrina Ann del Rosario (BComm, 2019) reflects on her time at TRSM, her valuable co-op experience and why she wanted to give back to support the next generation of business leaders. How was your time...