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"The Curve of Forgetting describes how we retain or get rid of information that we take in. It's based on a one-hour lecture. "

Good resource--I use this all the time. In fact, I tried to post this on diigo yesterday but for some odd reason it didn't post. (??) I probably forgot to hit the post button like I did when I intially tried to send this comment.

"This terrific short animation based on philosopher Roman Krznaric's How to Find Fulfilling Work (public library) - which I've previously covered at length - offers consolation to those who "have career crises, often on a Sunday evening," by exploring the six pillars of finding a life-path that bridges money and meaning, sacrificing neither for the other:"

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.

"Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Thom Markham, a psychologist, educator, and president of Global Redesigns, an international consulting organization focused on project-based learning, social-emotional learning, youth development, and 21st-century school design. He formerly directed the Buck Institute for Education's national training program in PBL and is the primary author of BIE's Handbook on Project Based Learning. College readiness, always a hot topic, is getting hotter." (Posted 2/7/11)

""Two heads are better than one." That's the simple idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, you take advantage of one of your best academic resources at UW: other students. You get to add their understanding to your own. Study groups also bring a social quality to your study time."

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.

"Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute video/slideshow on the real secrets of success." (3:33)

Short and humorous. Speaker uses a bit of foul language at the end to make his point.

4 minutes of Randy Pausch's lecture on time management. You can't go wrong with this video. Goals, priorities, and planning.

Foundation for Critical Thinking CriticalThinkingOrg's YouTube Channel

Includes some nice and short (< 5 min.) videos. There are many other excellent videos on critical thinking on YouTube, including several good ones by students.

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"Our minds set up many traps for us. Unless we're aware of them, these traps can seriously hinder our ability to think rationally, leading us to bad reasoning and making stupid decisions. Features of our minds that are meant to help us may, eventually, get us into trouble. Here are the first 5 of the most harmful of these traps and how to avoid each one of them."

"Want to know your learning style? Take the quiz. There are 24 questions, and it will take less than five minutes to complete. Try not to think too hard -- just go with your first thought when describing your daily activities and interests. At the end, you'll find out more about how you learn." Nice inventory based on Gardner's MI. Provides follow-up info to learn more about each type and tips for learning.

"Confidence Building Exercises How to handle setbacks with confidence How we deal with setbacks has a massive impact on our confidence levels. Two-step worksheet

Short handout on purposes of study groups, guidelines for forming, ground rules and guidelines to bridge meetings. Includes link to PPt presentation, though it appears geared toward law class.

Illustrates various Web 2.0 apps and where they fall on Bloom's pyramid

"Preconceptions - Fact - Fanciful - Semantics Lateral thinking problems that are based on fact. 1. A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink of water. The bartender thinks for a minute, pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, "Thank you," and walks out."

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3 minutes produced by Ozark Technical Comm College. they use "On Course"

PowerPoint presentation on SlideShare website. To-the-point presentation (11 slides total) and includes to classroom activities: Transportation and Space Travel

50 tips to make your college experience more fun and satisfying! Published on August 23, 2010