FYE 100: College Success Strategies Teaching & Learning Center & Tutoring Services

1. TLC/Tutoring
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Strategies for College Success

2. Teaching and
Learning Center

3. Effective time management
alleviates stress and
improves academic
performance. Come to the
TLC for help.
 Multitasking is not an effective strategy to completing
tasks efficiently and accurately.
 Taking breaks when studying is a window for
distraction.

4. Knowing how to study is a skills
in itself.
The TLC can help you master the
art of studying.
 Reading the chapter summary in your text is an
effective learning/reading strategy.
 Moving your body while studying will not be a
distraction.

5. The TLC and CC provide
proctored exam services for
students in online classes. Proctored exams must be scheduled at least
one week in advance.
 Students must provide a photo ID when
checking in for a proctored exam.

6. If 60% of the nation’s community
college
students must take at least one
course in Subject X, and 80% of
those students fail to meet that
requirement, what is Subject X?
 Math is a “gateway” course.
 A major reason for failing math is not seeking help.

7. The TLC encourages
appointments for free writing
tutoring. Write down or type your bad ideas.
 Write without worrying about punctuation
or grammar at first.

8. The TLC can assist you in
improving test-taking skills.
 Rewarding yourself after a test can help with
test anxiety.
 Making up test questions and taking a practice
test is an effective study method.

9. The TLC is located in the Learning
Resource
Center on the first floor. Hours are
Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. & Friday 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 TLC services include:
 Free tutoring in math, writing, computers, and other
areas
 Study skills development
 Supplemental resources for placement testing
 Proctored exams
 Make-up testing
 Calculator assistance

10. • Commit to regular study times and a regular
study place.
• Put definitions and concepts in your own words
to increase retention of the information.
• Utilize textbook chapter previews and summaries
to help you see the bigger picture of what you
are learning.
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Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 3-8, 3-9, & 3-10

11. • Make a daily to-do list and a master
schedule of all your commitments.
• Spend time practicing recall during every
study session to determine what you have
learned and what needs more work.
• Reward yourself—Don’t do something you
want to do until you get your work done.
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Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 3-11, 3-12, & 3-13

12. Horse sense
Horace says:
Get to know your instructor
Get to know what works for you
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Strategies for College Success

13. Horsepower
Try new techniques
Summarizing notes
Memorization strategies
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Strategies for College Success

14. FYE 100
Strategies for College Success: Merit Activities

15. Let’s go racing!
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Strategies for College Success