Study Smarter

Below are many different resources to assist you in your learning goals. Included are:
The Basics (Blackboard help, note-taking, grammar help), Ancell School rubrics and forms,
Study Group tips, Time Management, Test Taking/Study Skills, and our newest section:
On-Line videos for Learning MS Office skills along with MOS certification information.

The Basics

• Blackboard Learn – Youtube video from ConnSCU
• Blackboard Learn 9.1 (For Service Packs 10 and 11) from ConnSCU
• Stop Procrastination Now with the Pomodoro Technique!
• Tips for Students
• Note-taking (Professor Jerz, Seton Hill University)
• Note-taking with the Cornell Method (Alexandria Technical and Community College)
• Stop Procrastinating!
• Motivation: Something to Think About – (Video – College Info Geek)
• Grammar and Writing Tips – (Nash Community College)
• The Punctuation Guide – (ThePunctuationGuide.com)

 

Ancell-Specific Resources

Note: These assessments are for both faculty and student use.
Students: Use these to understand how you will be assessed on your writing and oral presentations.

• Writing Skills Assessment Form
• Oral Communications Skills Rubric

 

Major-Specific Resources

• Orchard Study Guides – Financial and Advanced Accounting Tutorials*
• StudyBlue.com – A flashcard service of CHEGG. Type in ‘Western Connecticut State University‘, click search, and all the resources
  created for various courses and majors will list.

*Note: The Advanced Accounting Tutorial works best when paired with the text it was designed for.

Create a Study Group

• Build a great study group (Duke University)
• Effective Teamwork in Student Groups (Babson College)
• Group Skills (Waterloo Student Success Office)
• Group Project Management On-Line (Asana.com)
  Project management app/software to track all aspects of a project. Asana offers an instant synch
  across multiple platforms including PC, Apple and Android.  Integrates easily with other apps to pull together
  documents, files, etc., including Google Drive, DropBox, EverNote and Github. Free for groups up to 15 people.
• Assessing team input (University of Minnesota, Duluth)

 

Time Management

• Fall 2018 Calendar for Planning
• Time Management for College Students
• More Time Management Skills (Study Skills and Guides)
• Effective Time Management for Success (University of Wisconsin – Green Bay)
• Downloadable planner template 1 (Free printable from Vertex42)
• Downloadable planner template 2 (Free printable from Vertex42)

 

Study Skills/Testing

• Study Skills (Learning styles information)
• Studying for College (Studying for College)
• How to Study (Howtostudy.org)
• How to Read Your Textbook (Video – College Info Geek)
• Study Tips for Getting an A on Your Exams (Video – College Info Geek)
• The Study Skills Self Help Page (Virginia Tech)
• Better than Cramming Study Tips (SUNY.edu Blog)
• Overcome test taking anxiety (Video – College Info Geek)
• Ten tips for end of term survival (Hub Pages)
• Test Taking Tips (Testtakingtips.com)

 

MS Office Learning Videos

• MS Office Training (FREE training on Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc. from Microsoft)