Links of Interest
The SSC is going to great
lengths to provide our students with the ability to find information
that will help them a better student. Please use the links below
to access some of the best web sites for providing academic
and life-skills assistance. It is very important that if you
have any questions about the information presented in these
sites that you seek out our professional staff for clarification.
**Clicking on these links will
take you out of the SUNY Orange Web site and into a new browser
window; to return to SUNY Orange simply close the window. The
college cannot be responsible for the content on these pages,
although the links on this page have been reviewed and are recommended
by the members of the Division of Student Success and Retention.
Learning
Styles Inventory and Tutorial:
Find out what your major learning style is and
how it can help you study more effectively.
Take
the VARK learning styles questionnaire
Study
Skills:
Note taking, active listening, test preparation.
All essential to success, all represented in these outstanding
sites.
University
of Virginia study tips
The A to Z
on study skills--note taking, listening skills, hints, etc.
Study
skills, time management, it's all here!
Time Management:
- Missing assignments, appointments, feel like there just aren't
enough hours in the day? Find some information here.
http://www.bigtimes.co.uk/
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/time_manage.html
http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/23tmt.html
Stress
Management:
- These pages contain all sorts or information on stress, its
causes, and some tips for managing it.
http://www.stresstips.com/index.htm
http://www.mindtools.com/smpage.html
http://www.less-stress.com/
Click
here for an expanded list of stress information sites!
On-Line
Computer Skills Self-Evaluation Tools:
- Looking to take an online course? Not sure how computer literate
you are? Check out these links:
http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/compassm.htm
http://hcs.whyy.org/orientation/comp_skills.htm
English as
a Second Language (ESL) Help Center:
Dave's
ESL Cafe--a place for ESL students and teachers to meet!
