Study Skills and Note Taking

“Embrace the fact that significant learning is often, or even usually, somewhat difficult. You will
experience setbacks. These are signs of effort, not of failure. Setbacks come with striving, and
striving builds expertise. Effortful learning changes your brain, making new connections, building
mental models, increasing your capability. The implication of this is powerful: Your intellectual
abilities lie to a large degree within your own control. Knowing that this is so makes the difficulties
worth tackling.”

"Remember that the most successful students are those who take charge of their own learning and follow a simple but disciplined strategy. You may not have been taught how to do this, but you can do it, and you will likely surprise yourself with the results."

--Peter Brown, Henry Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel, Make it Stick.

Upping your study skills will help you in any course - campus or online. Consider investing a little time in yourself to increase your possibility of success. I have embedded a less than two minute preview for the Crash Course Study Skills playlist. In addition to the preview there are ten other videos. Each one is approximately ten minutes a piece. Consider watching one a day. I've also embedded them throughout the modules.

You can find the entire playlist on YouTube at: Crash Course Study Skills.

Crash Course Study Skills

Additional Note Taking Resources