Useful Web Resources

• AAC Study Tips. Various topics including a 168 hour scheduler - Ohio University


• Academic Skills and more... - Prentice Hall's Student Success Supersite


• Basics of Effective Learning - Bucks County Community College


• College Board Tips for Students


• howtostudy.org. Lucy Trible MacDonald. © 2008


• Learning Strategy Workshops - Louisiana State University (sign-in as Guest)


• Math Learning Support


• Online Tutoring - SmartThinking (fee based site)


• Rutgers Learning Center


• Study techniques for better Learning and Grades


• Study Guides and Strategies - Public service by Joe Landsberger (Multi-lingual site)


• Study skills from the Augustine Club - Columbia University


• Study Skills handouts - University of Texas


• Writing Tools - Colorado State University (Create an account)

Videos

• Video 1: Beliefs That Make You Fail... Or Succeed - The first video examines common mistaken beliefs students often possess that undermine their learning. The video tries to correct those misconceptions with accurate beliefs about learning.


• Video 2: What Students Should Understand About How People Learn - The second video introduces a simple but powerful theory of memory, Levels of Processing, that can help students improve their study.


• Video 3: Cognitive Principles for Optimizing Learning - The third video operationalizes the concept of level of processing into four principles that students can use to develop effective study strategies.


• Video 4: Putting the Principles for Optimizing Learning into Practice - The fourth video applies the principles of deep processing to common study situations, including note taking and highlighting while reading.


• Video 5: I Blew the Exam, Now What? - This video addresses what students should and should not do when they earn a bad grade on an exam.