The series is highly adaptable to many educational settings. This eight minute video is a fast-paced program designed to capture the interest and motivation of students for the college success course. This video is intended to be shown at the first class session and can stimulate questions and discussion for the entire class meeting and future meetings as well. This four-part series, developed and tested by Dartmouth College, helps students master the learning strategies they need to succeed. Accomplished and challenged students can benefit from this introduction to key study tools.
Presentations are short, concrete, and highly visual.
The steps include exposure, review, and practice. Class attendance is stressed for maximum exposure to material. Valuable advice is provided on how to distill weekly lecture notes into a meaningful study guide. Methods for retrieving information learned include recitation and group study. Notetaking - The skills students need to effectively record and learn information presented in class are outlined in this program.