Student Resources

Note Taking

• Active Note Taking [5:06]
• Reviewing Your Notes [7:08]

Learning: A Cognitive Approach

• Long-Term Memory [10:43]
• Short-Term Memory [9:55]

Procrastination...and How to Avoid It

• Episode 1: Introduction [11:48]
• Episode 2: Know the Brain [12:40]
• Episode 3: Identifying Biases [16:47]
• Episode 4: Some Solutions [10:36]
• Episode 4 pt 2: More Solutions [10:12]

Procrastination and Goal Setting

• Identifying the Procrastinator in You [5:28] audio only
• You Have a Gold Mine When You Have a Goal Mind [5:45] audio only
• The Self-Confident Way to Be [5:07] audio only

Test Taking

• Strategic Test Taking [5:36]
• Strategic Test Taking: Essay Exams [5:22]

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• Preferred Learning Style
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• School Strategies Scale
  Find out how you're doing with respect to time management, self-confidence, responsibility, classroom strategies, information processing, test preparation, writing, and life management, and the skills you need to develop to be successful in college.

• That's Me, That's Not Me
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Related Services at the Dennis Learning Center

• Courses on College Success
• Workshops for the OSU Community
• Appointments with Learning Specialists
• Tutoring in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry

Related Services in the Younkin Success Center

In addition to the Dennis Learning Center, the Younkin Success Center (YSC) also houses:

• Counseling and Consultation Service (CCS)
• Career Connection
• Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO)
• University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT)

The Younkin Success Center also contains a campus computing lab, resource library, study space, and classrooms.

Related Services Around Campus

Follow the links below to find out about other resources available to you as an OSU student.

• For Honors Students...
  - Honors and Scholars Center
• For Student Life...
  - Off-Campus Student Services
  - Residence Life
• For Students with Disabilities...
  - Office for Disability Services
• For Tutoring...
  - Index of Tutoring Services
  - Math-Stat Learning Center
  - Math-Stat Learning Center Study Review
  - Office of Diversity and Inclusion (Tutoring Services)
• For Writing...
  - The Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing
• For the Semester Shift...
• - The Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing
• For the Semester Shift...
  - MySwitch: Your Personal Guide to the Semester Shift
  
  

External Resources

• http://www.hecanhelp.com - Free video tutorials for introductory math and physics
• https://www.khanacademy.org - Library of free online videos on a variety of subjects
• http://oedb.org/library/features/the-memory-toolbox - 75 memory tips by Daniel Strauss
• http://www.onlinecourses.com - Collection of free, open college courses