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A Secret Revealed: Becoming an A+ Discussion Instructor
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. “Yup, that is so cool! … “See what you can do to expand that paragraph” … “Little tweaks can have better responses!” … “No, no, no, no, no; that’s off target.” Thus were some of the typical responses Olivia Oglethorpe offered to her students in...
Student Wellness Resources
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and since May is right around the corner, it’s a good time to feature a new resource in the Academic Success Center: Student Wellness Resources. This website features wellness resources that were compiled and collected by the Learning for Success Center with the assistance of students and staff in...
Resource Spotlight: Knowing with Mnemonics
The Academic Success Center presents a new video resource: “Knowing with Mnemonics: Clues to Help Remember What You’ve Learned.” This short video (under seven minutes) is part of a series of study skills videos that the Academic Success Center is developing and producing. The “Knowing with Mnemonics” video discusses several mnemonic devices that students can...
Prufreed, prrofreaad, proofread until you get it right!
Winthrop Wilkinson III was applying for a most important professional position: Director of Marketing for a major health insurance provider. His resume gave a nice capsulated view of 20 highly successful years in the industry, with awards and promotions to showcase his efforts. Of course, in addition to this brief sketch of Winthrop’s professional life,...
Resource Spotlight: Math Study Skills for Success
The Academic Success Center has a new video resource: “Math Study Skills for Success: Tips and Strategies for Mastering Your Math Courses.” This short video (under seven minutes) is the second in a series of study skills videos that the Academic Success Center team leads are developing and producing. This video offers tips and strategies...
The PG Library: It’s Worth an Indiana Jones Sequel!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Susquehanna Jones was an amateur bibliographer, and had traveled the world searching for the best repositories of knowledge. Yet the ultimate one had eluded her: the legendary Temple of Bloom, that edifice in Purdue Global where ideas were born, confusion was clarified, citations were verified,...
Resource Spotlight: Study Skills for Success
The Academic Success Center has a new video resource: “Study Skills for Success: Tips and Strategies for Mastering Your Courses.” This short video (under 10 minutes) is the first in a series of study skills videos that the Academic Success Center team leads are working to develop and produce. This video discusses strategies that students...
“Hmm … what the heck is the subject of Errol’s blog this time? That’s weird – it has no title!” Yup, my point exactly: we need that so-important item to quickly let us know the focus of a book, an essay, a column – and a blog. I don’t want you to continue your...
Harnessing the Power of Mindset
As a new year begins, many people make new year’s resolutions. Whether you resolve to eat better, move more, or learn a new skill, having a “can do” mindset can be a key to success. With that in mind, we hope you enjoy this classic blog post, originally published in 2016, “Harnessing the Power of...
Happy 2022!
The Academic Success Center staff wishes you holiday cheer and a happy new year! We hope the New Year brings you good health, much happiness, and plenty of prosperity. We will resume our academic success and writing blogcasts on Friday, January 21, 2022.
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