The Center for Regional and Continuing Education is pleased to present CSU, Chico Student Learning Center Workshops in an online format. These archived video streamed workshops offer students an opportunity to develop or hone skills that will provide a foundation for a successful academic experience.
The online application allows students to access the materials anytime, review the presentation multiple times, and print the handouts. Whenever feasible, especially for viewers with hearing impairments, we also provide links to transcripts -- both with and without PowerPoints.
Also available are forums featuring CSU, Chico professors, as well as guest speakers, presented by several academic departments - for a complete listing, click here.
Mastering Study Skills
Dr. Pat Patterson
Counseling and Wellness Center
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Explore techniques and learn skills to allow you to be a successful student. From time management to note taking, you will learn how to manage school like a business.
Presentation time: 39 minutes
Please note during the first few minutes of the presentation, Dr. Paterson's words are slightly clipped. The audio improves as the presentation continues. |
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Workshop Handouts
Transcript
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Time Management
Brenda Ranzenbach
Student Learning Center |
The philosophy of this workshop is that, with proper time management, you will be "a master of time instead of a slave to time." Learn to set goals and take action for successful time management, which in turn helps you to reach your long term educational goals.
Presentation time: 29 minutes
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Workshop Handouts
- College Schedule Template
- Semester Calendar
Transcript with PowerPoints
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Reading Strategies
Christine Connerly
Student Learning Center |
Learn effective reading strategies.
Presentation time: 37 minutes
Please note from 10:24 to 16:45 during the presentation we experienced audio interference.
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Workshop Handouts
- SQ5R
- Reading Difficult Material
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Book Blues
Transcript with PowerPoints
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Preventing Test Anxiety
Kristy Phillips &
Kelly Greene
Student Learning Center
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Are tests the main reason for stress in your life? There are many tips and tricks that can help to reduce the stress of test taking. This presentation will help you understand what can be done to improve test taking skills and reduce exam stress.
Presentation time: 20 minutes
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Workshop Handouts
- Study Habit Inventory
- How to Be Study-Wise
- Test Anxiety
Transcript with PowerPoints
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Memory and Concentration
Cecily Nelson-Alford
Educational Opportunity Program |
Learn the tips and tricks to memory and concentration enhancement.
Presentation time: 18 minutes |
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Transcript with PowerPoints
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Avoiding Procrastination
Christine Connerly
Student Learning Center
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Don't delay - watch this one today! One focus is on creating "a cycle of success" that will encourage you to get satisfaction from beginning a task. Time management tips are presented, including a model for an assignment time calculator. Self-motivation tips are also included.
Presentation time: 35 minutes |
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Workshop Handouts
- Procrastination Survey
- Break an Unproductive Habit
- The Un-schedule
- Self-discipline & Procrastination
Transcript with PowerPoints
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Planning for Finals
Dr. Pat Patterson
Counseling and Wellness Center |
The final exam in a class is your last opportunity to "seal the deal" on your final grade and what you learned. Learn how to prepare early (Dr. Patterson recommends starting 18 days in advance), study in a systematic way, and anticipate the test questions.
Presentation time: 40 minutes |
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Workshop Handouts
- Test Taking Strategies
- Flashcards - An Aid to Memory
- Time Management Tips
- SQ5R Study-Reading Method
Transcript
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Don't Let the Strain Take You Out of the Game
Dr. Stephanie Chervinko
Counseling and Wellness Center
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Learn how to cope with, and even prevent, negative stress. Stress can be a positive, as it can motivate you, keep you alert, and help you to perform at your peak level. But too much stress is unhealthy, mentally and physically. Dr. Chervinko looks at how negative stress can be prevented and reduced.
Presentation time: 49 minutes |
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Workshop Handouts
Self-care Quiz
Transcript with PowerPoints
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Improving Exam Preparation: Learn More & Score Higher
Dr. Marc Siegall
Management Department
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You can learn better ways of learning and retain class materials by developing a knowledge structure. Dr. Siegall also explains how to get the information from your brain onto the exam answer sheet.
Presentation time: 55 minutes |
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APA Style
Scott Lewis, CSU Chico Graduate Student
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APA is a widely-used standard writing style for certain majors, including psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and criminology. This style covers everything from the margins for the printed page to citations and references. Online web sites for further information are also provided.
Presentation time: 44 minutes |
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Memory and Concentration
Scott Lewis, CSU Chico Graduate Student
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Do you ever wish you could focus better on course materials? Does your mind wander when you read textbooks? Scott Lewis presents the technique of deep processing to help you focus your attention and be academically successful.
Presentation time: 29 minutes |
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Public Speaking: The Art of Keeping Cool
Taureanna Shimp
CSU, Chico senior Communications major
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Studies have shown that one of the most common fears people have is that of public speaking. Taureanna shows you how an organized presentation, combined with the right verbal and non-verbal communication skills, can make public speaking easier. She includes practice strategies and memorization tips you can use in your next class presentation - or any time you speak to a group.
Presentation time: 24 minutes |
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Transcript with PowerPoints
Workshop Handouts
- Workshop Outline
- Useful Phrases
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The Tech-Savvy Student
Quinn O'Brien
CSU, Chico junior
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Student Quinn O'Brien shares numerous online tools, all of them available for free, that help students organize their work - and their lives. His presentation includes time management programs, calendar programs, and study aids available on the web at any time. One program even provides an innovative way to take notes that arranges the notes in a non-linear pattern.
Presentation time: 41 minutes |
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Planning Your Study Time
Christine Connerly
Student Learning Center
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Planning and prioritization of study time is a key to academic success. Christine Connerly goes into detail about how to set up your study space, how to best use your time, how to set up a study kit, how to plan, and more.
Presentation time: 29 minutes |
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Transcript with PowerPoints
The College Schedule
The Balancing Act |
Know Your Learning Style
Kendra McCoy
CSU, Chico student |
What is your best learning style - is it visual, auditory, or kinesthetic (physical)? CSU, Chico student Kendra McCoy will help you identify your best learning style and discuss the study techniques that work best for each style. Be sure to click on the Workshop Handouts links for supplemental details to this presentation.
Presentation time: 20 minutes
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Transcript with PowerPoints
Workshop Handouts
- Find Your Learning Strengths
- Suggestions for Kinesthetic Learners
- Suggestions for Auditory Learners
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Writing Made Easy
Deanna Pierro
Coordinator, Supplemental Instruction, Student Learning Center |
Ms. Pierro starts with the question, "What makes an essay?" She continues with practical tips on how to write an essay, with her focus on the types of writing assignments students are asked to do in their courses. She breaks down the parts of an essay - thesis statement, body, and conclusion - into basic equations.
Presentation time: 47 minutes
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