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More than 80 free, practical study skills articles

"Learning involves many activities: managing your time, taking notes, reading books, listening to lectures, memorizing, having discussions, and writing tests. We'll cover each of these activities individually, and teach you to do them more effectively. Feel free to learn the sections in any order that makes sense to you; however given that this is a text, we suggest that you start with the Reading Textbooks section."

18 ways ideas for becoming a master student.

Here you'll find practical applications of the On Course Principles. Each strategy has the purpose of empowering students to become active, responsible learners. The majority of these ideas appeared originally in the On Course Newsletter. Additional strategies are described in the Instructor's manual for the On Course text. New ideas are added here often, so come back often. The most recent strategies are identified with the date.

Short video on how to organize notebook (4:42). Instructor Scott Straub has a YouTube channel "goodgradesfast" that has 135 videos on college success. All are short; most are 2-3 min.