Online Student Resources

There are many support services available to students in an online program. Don't delay, take advantage of the free resources early in your semester.

How does it work?

Access Infobase Learning Cloud for online tutorials that can help you be successful in your courses. To create your free account, log-in to Infobase Learning Cloud using your TXWES login credentials.

How does it help?

Hoonuit helps with many different topics and issues related to studying, higher education and online learning. 

Suggested writing tutorials include:

• Grammar 101
• How Do I Become a More Effective Writer?
• Planning a Paper
• Types of Papers
• Chicago/Turabian Manual Style of Writing Training
• APA (6th Ed.) Research Paper Basics
• MLA (8th Ed.) Research Paper Basics
• Writer's Companion

Suggested study resource tutorials include:

• How Do I Become a Better Test Taker?
• How Do I Succeed in an Online Class?
• How Do I Manage My Time?
• Overcoming Test Anxiety
• Learning Styles

How it works:

Go to http://www.grammarly.com/edu/signin and use your TXWES login credentials to create your free account.

Users are able to copy and paste directly to the Grammarly website for checking or upload certain types of documents for Grammarly to check. It then shows errors and makes recommendations for review.

How it helps:

Grammarly is a program that inspects your writing and looks for errors in grammar, spelling and plagiarism. It also suggests changes in word choice and synonyms to enhance your work and avoid repetition in vocabulary.

How it works:

Go to https://www.khanacademy.org/ to create a free account.

Search for expert-created content and resources on subjects ranging from math, economics, science to grammar. You will find short lessons in the form of YouTube vidoes. 

How does it work?

Go to Academic Success Center and check out our study tips section.

How does it help?

The Academic Success Center website contains study tips and resources that are dedicated to online students to help you improve your study skills, writing skills and online course skills.

Some sample topics include:

• Distance Learning Self-Assessment Quiz
• Ten Tips for Online Success
• Communication with Professors