Teaching Strategies: Study Skills
Students’ success in college is influenced by their use of effective study skills. The articles in this section describe how students can improve their study habits. Instructors can refer to this site on their course syllabi or recommend it to students who are having difficulties in their courses.
Academic Center for Excellence at University of Illinois at Chicago
http://www.vcsa.uic.edu/MainSite/departments/ace/home/strategies.htm
Resources on college study strategies, time management and writing tips from the UIC’s Academic Center for Excellence.
Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net
Comprehensive list of resources on the web researched, authored, maintained and supported by Joe Landsberger as an international, learner-centric, educational public service; includes translations into over 30 languages. Well-organized and updated frequently.
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/11605_12006.cfm
Activity from the UCLA College Library helps users to consider the authority, accuracy, objectivity, and currency of web sites in three general areas: authority and accuracy; advocacy and objectivity; and currency and coverage.
Strategies for Online Courses
http://www.uic.edu/depts/ace/online.shtml
Specific study strategies for distance learning and online/hybrid courses.
Learning: Your First Job (Leamnson, 2002)
http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/suppmat/learning_your_first_job.pdf
Advice for studying well and being successful in college, written as a letter to undergraduates, from the late Professor Bob Leamnson.