The Time is Now

1. The Time is Now Study Skill Tips & Strategies Melody Shipley Tina Totten Mshipley@mail.ncmissouri.edu Ttotten@mail.ncmissouri.edu

2. Countdown to Welcome • Name THREE student college success skills in which you are proficient • Name TWO college success skills in which you would like to improve • Name ONE step you have taken toward these improvements • Let’s GO!

3. So you’ve got good intentions, but maybe you’ve been a bit “busy”. You’re procrastinating when it comes to making the necessary improvements toward reaching your academic goals. How long can you put it off or in other words… How Low Can You Go?

4. Everybody has their breaking points

5. Listening Skills • Learning by Listening and 10 Bad Listening Habits Additional resources • Good listening in class • Listening skills • More listening skills “Time” to make it personal: Write down 1 thing you learned about listening

6. Note Taking • Top 5 Tips for note taking Additional Resources • Note taking • Note taking strategies & skills • Note taking systems (formal note taking systems) • Mindmapping video • “Time” to make it personal: Write down 1 thing you learned about note taking

7. Reading Skills • SQRW reading strategy Additional Resources • Becoming a flexible reader • ARC handout: How to Read a Textbook • ARC handout: How to Read a Math Text “Time” to make it personal: Write down 1 thing you learned about reading texts

8. Study Skills • Study skill self evaluation checklist • 10 study habits of successful students Additional Resources • Study groups • Help with study skill including a study environment calculator “Time” to make it personal: Write down 1 thing you learned about study skills

9. Time Management • Time management strategies • Additional Resources • Managing your study time • Student time management • Time management for students “Time” to make it personal: Write down 1 thing you learned about time management

10. Going Up…. • http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=114 • http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/taking-tests/47/test-anxiety/ • http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm • http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm • http://www.ulc.psu.edu/studyskills/test_taking.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2DgB3X2Afg (video)

11. Test Preparation • Cramming for tests • Additional Resource • Video-cramming if you absolutely need to

12. Test Taking • Testing skills (scroll down to the tricks) • Additional Resources • Test taking tips • Video—testing tips • Testing taking skills • More test taking skills • Taking essay tests “Time” to make it personal: Write down 1 thing you learned about test taking

13. Improving Memory • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9J_yD4-1k (video) • http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/remembering/29/using-acronymic-sentences-to-remember-information/ • http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/remembering/85/loci-strategy/ • http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/remembering/31/using-pegwords-to-remember-information/ • http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/remembering/32/using-flash-cards-to-remember-information/ • http://braindance.com/frambdi1.htm • http://www.calpoly.edu/~sas/asc/ael/memorization.html

14. Winding Down List five strategies or skills discussed today and create a mnemonic so you can remember and apply them

15. The Time is Now Let the ARC help you meet your academic goals. We look forward to the opportunity.