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

2. Countdown to Welcome THREEName THREE student college success skills in which you are proficient TWOName TWO college success skills in which you would like to improve ONEName ONE step you have taken toward these improvements GO! 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…

5. Listening Skills Learning by Listening and 10 Bad Listening HabitsLearning 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)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 calculatorHelp 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.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/taking- tests/47/test-anxiety/ http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm http://www.ulc.psu.edu/studyskills/test_taking.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2DgB3X2Afg (video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2DgB3X2Afg

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.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9J_yD4-1k 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/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/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/31/using-pegwords-to-remember- information/ http://www.how-to-study.com/study- skills/en/remembering/32/using-flash-cards-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. Company LOGO The Time is Now Let the ARC help you meet your academic goals. We look forward to the opportunity.