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"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.

"Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success." TED Video 6:20 long

Interesting blog; lots of pictures and good advice; interesting layout

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.

"Study Groups - The Secret to Success " Short but excellent video (under 2 min.) of two BYU students discussing the value of study groups.

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.

Planning for College and Student Success Skills; Good Work Habits, Writing Skills, Academics and more

"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)

15 question survey

Thanks -- great links

Includes study skills handouts and videos

"In From up North's inspiration galleries we present the latest of our findings from the wonderful world of design. Amazing high quality artworks in various categories from great designers all over the globe." Not just plain text quotes. These are nicely designed graphic and pics--very visually appealing. Take a look

Some really good quotes and graphics! Some relate to CPD topics like goal setting, following your dreams, using your time wisely, etc.

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