beachnut Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I just discovered a wonderful series of free, in-depth study skills lectures on YouTube by Professor Scott Brueckner of Long Beach City College that I wanted to pass along. While they are geared toward college students, much of the info is applicable to high schoolers as well. There are about a dozen lectures, each about 45-50 minutes, that cover the following topics: Active Listening, Taking Better Lecture Notes, Great Ways to Study, Organizing Your Study Time, Parts 1 & 2, How to Predict Test Questions, Preparing for Tests, Test-Taking Skills, More Test-Taking Skills, How to Remember For Tests, Memory Tricks, More Memory Tricks, Habits of Successful College Students. The first in the lecture series is , and then you can easily find the next ones in the series. This is the only one I've watched all the way through so far (I watched it with my 7th & 10th graders yesterday), and it was appropriate for both of them. I only caught snippets of the other lectures, but they all looked good, too. We plan to watch them over the next few weeks. I'll preview them first to make sure they're appropriate/relevant, but if they're all like the first lecture, then I expect great content and very practical tips for students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thank you so much for suggesting these! We watched the lecture and really liked it. I would say that this series is appropriate for younger, motivated kids too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chava_Raizel Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 These look great! I've been looking for something to help my dd develop better study skills. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachnut Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Wow. This looks great! Thank you SO much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I just listened to the lecture on Taking Better Lecture Notes - very good. I found this site with free downloads for the handouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I just listened to the lecture on Taking Better Lecture Notes - very good.I found this site with free downloads for the handouts. Awesome! Thanks. I am hoping this will be a big help to son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handmaiden Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks for sharing! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Thanks! I'll add these to my resources. DD is 13 but organizationally about 7! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Thank you. I will be watching these with my kids shortly. And thank you for the link to the handouts too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thank you for sharing this resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thank you! :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I just discovered a wonderful series of free, in-depth study skills lectures on YouTube by Professor Scott Brueckner of Long Beach City College. Topics: Active Listening, Taking Better Lecture Notes, Great Ways to Study, Organizing Your Study Time, Parts 1 & 2, How to Predict Test Questions, Preparing for Tests, Test-Taking Skills, More Test-Taking Skills, How to Remember For Tests, Memory Tricks, More Memory Tricks, Habits of Successful College Students. The first in the lecture series is , a. Thank you very much for this! We are trying to learn study skills here and have been watching some Great Courses memory tricks, and mental math tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thanks for posting this resource. I will be sharing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thought the dictation portion of the Listening Skills course was great! That's one of the things we (WTMers) are trying to teach our kids as far as basic skills in WWE - listening, holding things in your head, being able to then write them down from memory. So, WWE-level skills not only help with writing later, they help with LISTENING & thus taking notes & learning from a lecture. Thanks for this link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmomof2boys Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels~ Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I bookmarked it. This looks perfect for what we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thank you!!!! :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Very nice! Thanks for sharing! And while this isn't a video series, this website has a huge collection of articles on a very wide range of study skills topics: Study Guides and Strategies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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