One deficeit that plagues college students who, for whatever reason are considered "unprepared" is their lack of social capital, the benefit one reaps from social connections, no matter how distant. This topic collects articles addressing social capital for students.

Social Capital in Virtual Learning Communities and Distributed Communities of Practice
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://www.learntechlib.org/p/43189/article_43189.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm1lUY7ZJex6HWDaf5_LvGtycqkkBg&nossl=1&oi=scholarr
#CoP, #social_capital

The article above investigates "neuromyths," like sensory learning styles, and offers more advanced views of how the brain learns.

I love infographics, if only to make my brain happy, and to give myself a starting point for further information digging. This is a good place to start

I am setting up this topic as a place for information about students and grades

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/02/22/is-social-media-really-affecting-academic-performance/ Another article describing the same research reported on below.

This was interesting... students who were heavy users of social media did not spend less time studying - so social media is neutral on grades on that point. Students who are on social media about what they are studying have slightly higher grades.

This blog makes the statement that social media helps students relate their life to their school work via social media... making school work more "active."