Tag: Effective Study Habits

Study Resources for Students in the Time of COVID-19

Many educational institutions are moving to instruction online as the impact of the COVID-19 virus on daily life changes on a daily if not hourly basis. If your institution is moving, or has moved to online instruction, the resources below may be of help.  Check out other posts in this series by searching the category “Covid-19.”

Study and Time Management Tips

Graphical fact sheet about Covid-19
COVID-19 for PWD
Study help -COVID
Study Habits during COVID-19
Table for managing online classes
Planner for Transitioning to Online Classes

 

The Stark State (OH)  Digital Library also has  a libguide of useful tips for students. https://libguides.starkstate.edu/StudySkills/OnlineTips

Accessible e-textbooks

If you need accessible e-textbooks, check these two sites to see if your text is available.

Vital Source Instructions:

  1. Go to vitalsource.com and create an account if you don’t already have one. Make sure to use your edu email address.
  2. Login and click on “My Bookshelf” in top right corner.
  3. Then click on Explore in the top left corner.
  4. Search for the book you need and add it to your Bookshelf and start reading.

RedShelf Instructions:  

  1. Go to redshelf.com and create an account if you don’t already have one.
  2. Make sure to use your edu email address
  3. Login and go to www.about.redshelf.com/redshelfresponds  
  4. Scroll down a little and click on the button, “Access Free eBooks”
  5. Search for the book you need and ‘view details’ and then ‘Add to My Shelf’

More  specific information about RedShelf is available in this guide prepared by a student at Front Range Community College (Colorado). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lZRSXkvsRIFwC_IVnCKmSrlBtp93sBs1/view

The Rules of Studying

Effective Study Habits can be Learned

Effective study habits — studying smarter — can be learned to improve your ability to better retain reading material.

Students grapple with many issues in their lives, and because of all of the competing things for your attention, it’s hard to concentrate on studying.  And yet, if you want better grades, you need to study.  Studying does take effort but more effective study habits can make the effort worthwhile. The key to effective studying isn’t cramming or studying longer, but studying smarter. You can begin studying smarter with these ten proven and effective study habits.

Here are some handy downloadable, printable posters with great guidance for effective studying: 10 Rules of Good Studying  (http://bit.ly/2nL0n74 ) and 10 Rules of Bad Studying (http://bit.ly/2mc2uAG ).

Note these posters are made available  from the book,  A Mind for Numbers.