Materials adapted from:
Charette,
S. (Ed.) (2001). College, Career and Beyond ... A Toolkit for Success.
Revised Printing. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Co.
(Chapter authors: Mary L. Branco, Doreen Lasiewski,
Judith A. Nabb)
The
Academic Skills Center (ASC) provides a wide variety of services on campus
and on their website that can help you discover your learning style and help
you to develop good study strategies. In the ASC, you can brush up on your
learning skills if you've been out of school for while, learn some study skills,
improve your reading, speaking, writing and listening skills. Some of these
skills are taught in developmental and enrichment classes and in workshops,
others are available through one-on-one tutoring. Stop in and see how the helpful
staff at the ASC can help you to become a better learner.
What's Available at the Academic Skills Center's website?
•under
READING, you'll find strategies for improving your reading, with links
to other sites with helpful information
•under WRITING, you'll
find information on writing a summary and an example of a term paper
in APA (American Psychological Association) format
•under STUDY
SKILLS, you'll find a number of other interesting links that provide
valuable information on these topics:
•time management – some
quick tips on managing your time
•learning goals – information
on forming and establishing learning goals
•note
taking – links
to sites related to taking notes efficiently and studying from those
notes
•test tips – effective strategies to prepare for and
take tests
•learning styles – links to in-depth information
about learning styles, websites on developing your intelligences, about
Howard Gardner and his theory of multiple intelligences as well as an
online learning style inventory
•reflective worksheet – a
worksheet help you summarize what you learned in this chapter and
at the ASC website
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On the ASC website, you can learn more about learning styles by following
links to a number of different sites. Clicking on the Reading/Writing/Study
Skills button leads you to a number of choices tailored to your interests and
abilities. Exploring the links at this website can supply you with interesting
information, enjoyable and enlightening self-tests and useful tips and strategies
to improve the way you learn. Whether in person or online, the Academic Skills
Center is available to help.
