Boost your GPA with academic success strategies, including academic goal setting, syllabus literacy, time management skills, note-taking, study and test-taking skills.
A short video animation by a group of students at George Brown College showcasing tips and ideas on how to improve your teamwork and increase productivity in collaborative group projects.
Video by Antonio J. Webb, M.D.
While some test-anxiety may be normal and may even help you prepare for an exam, this video offers useful advice on mental, physical, and strategic approaches to test-taking.
TED Ed: "Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it's impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. Samantha Agoos describes a 5-step process that may help you with any number of problems. [Directed by Nick Hilditch, narrated by Addison Anderson]."
"Building on her 20 years’ experience as an educator, Morrow shows us how our belief in our own ability to succeed is critical to actually succeeding, and how this belief—known as 'self-efficacy'—can in fact be taught once it’s broken down into its constituent parts." A 15-minute TED Talk.
"In this podcast your hosts will chat with first generation students about their journeys and try to give listeners actionable advice and the know-how to navigate what can often be a new, confusing, and challenging process. You will hear from high schoolers exploring the college admissions process, college students tackling the challenges of being among the first in their families to get to college, graduates that are opening the doors to opportunities a college degree can provide, and parents of first gens that may be worried about what this all means."
eLearning support for students in using Canvas, Zoom, or WAMAP, preparing for online classes, useful information on the different types of online classes, and many other useful resources for eLearning students.
Useful handouts & videos from the Learning Center @ University of North Carolina. The categories are Study Smarter, Be More Productive, Read Better, and Ace Your Tests.
