Counseling 110 College Success Skills

Video Lesson Description

UNIT ONE…READINESS TO LEARN

Chapter One: The Beginning

Video Lesson 1: "You Have To Begin Somewhere"
A Course Introduction
Success
Your Definition of Success (Exercise 1.1)
Motivation
Your Motivation (Exercise 1.2)

Video Lesson 2: "Getting Connected To Distance Learning"
A Short Discourse on Distance Learning
Is Distance Learning for Me

Video Lesson 3: "Motivation And Distance Learning"
Differences between Distance Learning and Traditional:
Time Constraints, Cost Concerns, Priorities, "Spirit Crushers"
Solutions:
Your own motivational system, a support system
Communications:
The PLAN, Communicate success, celebrate the victories
Turn failures into learning experiences
Who's Responsible?

Chapter Two: Choosing Your Goals

Video Lesson 4: "If You Don't Know Where You Are Going….Any Road Will Do."
Developing your own "Goal System"
Long Range Goals Lead to Short Term Goals
A Short Term Goal Exercise (Exercise 2.1)

Video Lesson 5: "There Is No Try…Only Do"
Becoming the Best you Can Be
Education as a Goal Process
Another Way of Looking at the Same Thing
The Process That Leads to Success
The Lifeline Exercise (Exercise 2.2)

UNIT TWO…THE TOOLS OF LEARNING

Chapter Three: Time Management

Video Lesson 6: "It's About Time"
Misconceptions About Time
The Time Check Matrix (Exercise 3.1)

Video Lesson 7: "You Can Never Say, 'I Didn't Have Time For That"
Summary on Time, "To Do" Lists, Daily and Weekly Planners
Students Weekly Schedule, Long Term Calendars
The Pert Chart Method, Procrastination

Chapter Four: The Art of Studying Smarter

Video Lesson 8: "Just Study Smarter"
The Nuts and Bolts of Studying Smarter
Characteristics of Successful Students
Tried and True Ideas on Study Techniques
Choices and Affirmation of Successful Students

Video Lesson 9: "The Guaranteed Way To Study For An Exam"
The Technique, The Process, The Next Step
The Study Group, Study Buddies, The Myth of Self-Reliance

Video Lesson 10: "Concentration: Getting The Most From The Moment"
Concentration in Action

Video Lesson 11: "Using The Tools In Distance Learning"
Critical Time Management
Taking Charge of Time, Prioritize Now
Nuts and Bolts to Success
You and Your Friends, Study Groups
Effective Counter Strategies
Concentration - the Hidden tool
TV Study Techniques

UNIT THREE: THE SKILLS OF LEARNING

Chapter Five: Reading Skills

Video Lesson 12: "I Think I read It Somewhere"
Reading - the Key to Learning
"How Should I Tackle This?"
Is There a "Best" Style of Reading?

Video Lesson 13: "There Is Reading - And Then There Is "Reading"
Skimming and Scanning
When Reading Gets Tough
High-Lighting and Margin Marking

Chapter Six: Note-Taking Skills

Video Lesson 14: "I'll Make A Note Of That"
Some Reasons for Note Taking
Lecture Notes, Recording: The Cornell Method
Cornell Plus One

Video Lesson 15: "Review, Review And Review Again"

Chapter Seven: Memory Skills

Video Lesson 16: "You Must Remember This"

Video Lesson 17: "It's Not A Trick…It Really Works"
Mnemonics, A Few Examples, Limitations of Mnemonics

Chapter Eight: Test Taking Skills

Video Lesson 18: "Why Do We Have To Be Tested?"
Tests in General, Kinds of Tests
Design and Conquer

Video Lesson 19: "Is This Going To Be On The Test?"
Test Preparation
The "Excellent Test Preparation System
The Folly of "Cramming

Video Lesson 20: "Essay Tests And Educated Guessing"
Studying for an Essay Exam
Handling the Essay Question, Operational Words
True and False Questions, Watch the Modifiers
Multiple Choice Questions

Video Lesson 21: "Sweating Out Test Anxiety"
Test Anxiety Relief
Construct a Positive Visualization

Video Lesson 22: "Skills And Distance Learning"
Reading Challenges
Note Taking for Distance Learning
Memorization for Long and Short Term Results
Testing is a Science

Chapter Nine: The Art of becoming 100% Responsible

Video Lesson 23: "Responsibility"

Chapter Ten: Health Issues

Video Lesson 24: "I Was Sick"
Health in General, Nutrition, Exercise, and Rest

Video Lesson 25: "This Whole Thing Stresses Me Out"
Understanding and Handling Stress
The "Saber Tooth Tiger" Syndrome
Techniques for Evoking the Relaxation Response

Video Lesson 26: "I Just Have To…"
Addictions, Compulsions and other Problem Areas
Drug Abuse, Alcohol, Nicotine

Chapter Eleven: Student Affairs

Video Lesson 27: "Can Anyone Lend Me A Few Bucks Till Monday"
Financial Matters, Financial Aid- What is it?
What is Education Worth?

Video Lesson 28: "I Made A Career Out Of Going To School"
Career Planning

Video Lesson 29: "I Didn't Know They Had That Here"
College and University Resources
Clubs and Activities
Performance Activities
Student Government

A POSTSCRIPT "QUO VADIS"

Video Lesson 30: "A Beginning - Not An Ending"
A Course Synopsis
The Last Lecture
"Whether Goest Thou?"