College Success

Episode 1261: Episode 1261: Nov 26 26.11.2024 1:01:48 ↓

Last day of class for this semester and the recording failed. I covered more material related to Chapter 14 and a few extra things - you can check the last two PowerPoints in Canvas and listen to the recordings from last year if you like. (See Nov 21, Nov 27 and Dec 1 from last year, episodes 1233, 1234 and 1235) We still have a final exam on Dec 5 at 3:00, but there won't be a recording for that...

Episode 1260: Episode 1260: Nov 21 21.11.2024 28:58 ↓

A bit more about Chapter 14, then we took a test.

Episode 1259: Episode 1259: Nov 19 19.11.2024 1:14:04 ↓

Test taking and a little bit about health and wellbeing

Episode 1258: Episode 1258: Nov 14 14.11.2024 1:12:11 ↓

Writing papers for college

Episode 1257: Episode 1257: Nov 12 12.11.2024 1:06:07 ↓

More about memory and note-taking, then a story about plagiarism.

Episode 1256: Episode 1256: Nov 07 07.11.2024 57:10 ↓

How memory works (and doesn't), then how to read a textbook and how to take notes.

Episode 1255: Episode 1255: Oct 31 31.10.2024 1:12:12 ↓

Career stuff - resumes and interviews

Episode 1254: Episode 1254: Oct 29 29.10.2024 1:07:43 ↓

Time management, grocery shopping, preparing for your career

Episode 1253: Episode 1253: Oct 24 24.10.2024 54:55 ↓

More about money - mostly about credit reports. I also showed some of the group project videos - I edited that part out of the audio recording. The videos are in the discussion board in Canvas if you want to watch them.

Episode 1252: Episode 1252: Oct 22 22.10.2024 57:19 ↓

priority and resource management - starting with Chapter 12.

Episode 1251: Episode 1251: Oct 17 17.10.2024 56:00 ↓

Enthusiasm - how to feel it when you aren't really feelin' it.

Episode 1250: Episode 1250: Oct 15 15.10.2024 53:50 ↓

Chapter 3 - mostly vocabulary

Episode 1249: Episode 1249: Oct 8 08.10.2024 1:12:30 ↓

More about academic advising.

Episode 1248: Episode 1248: Oct 03 03.10.2024 1:09:51 ↓

Academic advising.

Episode 1247: Episode 1247: Oct 01 01.10.2024 1:07:12 ↓

Critical Thinking and a preview of a career assignment.

Episode 1246: Episode 1246: Sept 24 24.09.2024 52:23 ↓

The rest of Chapter 13, then Chapter 5. Next time, Chapter 6.

Episode 1245: Episode 1245: Sept 19 19.09.2024 43:12 ↓

I talked a little about upcoming assignments and then about group projects, and then we took a test.

Episode 1244: Episode 1244: Sept 17 17.09.2024 1:02:00 ↓

Started Chapter 13: understanding Identity. Also handed out the info for our next group project.

Episode 1243: Episode 1243: Sept 12 12.09.2024 1:14:30 ↓

Finished up Chapter 2: TSC resources, then talked about group projects and the activity we did last class.

Episode 1242: Episode 1242: Sept 10 10.09.2024 56:12 ↓

Finishing up chapter 1, starting chapter 2, and then an in-class activity at the end of class.

Episode 1241: Episode 1241: Sept 5 05.09.2024 1:12:43 ↓

What to do after a test, and then we talked about chapter 1 from the textbook.

Episode 1240: Episode 1240: Sept 3 03.09.2024 4:27 ↓

Today I covered a new Powerpoint (called "Adaptive Habits") about having good habits in college and then I explained the new assignments for Chapter 1. We will start the textbook Thursday and there are three assignments for each chapter: a Chapter Quiz, an InfoAction! and a Five Questions assignment. The recording didn't work today, so I have included a recording from last year of me explaining th...

Episode 1239: Episode 1239: Aug 29 29.08.2024 1:11:28 ↓

Students gave presentations about resources, then I talked about some TSC technology available to students.

Episode 1238: Episode 1238: Aug 27 27.08.2024 1:00:01 ↓

Why do some college professors suck at teaching? And what can you do about it?

Episode 1237: Episode 1237: Aug 22 22.08.2024 1:04:00 ↓

Student presentations and more about TSC policies and procedures.