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Educational film series

Mastering the College Experience

Mastering the College Experience has been instructionally designed to meet the needs of students whether they’re entering college from high school or returning to further their education. This course provides tools, techniques, hints, ideas, illustrations, examples, methods, procedures, processes, skills, resources, and suggestions for SUCCESS! Of all the classes students will take in college, this could be the one they’ll use most during their lifetime. Features seven college students actually working through the various “Power Processes” within the text. (26 x 30:00)

Titles in this series

27 films

2000 · 30m

Challenges Worth Noting

Challenges Worth Noting presents some real-world note-taking challenges and offers solutions. This lesson also introduces many different ways…

2000 · 30m

Charting Your Course

Charting Your Course deals with the development of skills in planning and managing careers, and discusses various career…

2000 · 30m

Communication

Communication explores the communication loop and offers tips on improving communication skills and introduces the theory of "multiple…

2000 · 30m

Embracing Diversity

Embracing Diversity explores the value of diversity, and the negative effects of stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and racism.

2000 · 30m

Finding the Time

Finding the Time discusses short-term time management: creating to-do lists, prioritizing activities, and scheduling.

2000 · 30m

Ideas Are Tools

Ideas Are Tools covers the concept of learning styles and features four stages of learning.

2000 · 30m

Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead discusses long-range time management- knowing one's own values and ideals, how to set goals and plan…

2000 · 13h

Mastering the College Experience

Mastering the College Experience has been instructionally designed to meet the needs of students whether they're entering college…

2000 · 30m

Mastering Your Life

Mastering Your Life reviews skills, strategies, techniques, and attitudes learned in previous lessons, and discusses how best to…

2000 · 30m

Math and Science: A 3-D Solution

Math and Science: A 3-D Solution focuses on more specific problem-solving skills that will helpstudents succeed in math…

2000 · 30m

Money and Finances

Money and Finances examines general principles of money management and encourages students to make a habit of financial…

2000 · 30m

Muscle Reading

Muscle Reading deals with the basic strategy of Muscle Reading, and discusses a nine-step approach to help supercharge…

2000 · 30m

Preparing for the Test

Preparing for the Test discusses proper test-preparation techniques. The power of cooperative learning and steps for forming a…

2000 · 30m

Preventing Life Crashes

Preventing Life Crashes focuses on specific threats to students' health, how to prevent them and how to deal…

2000 · 30m

Reading Challenges

Reading Challenges illustrates how the basic strategy of Muscle Reading can be altered to handle special challenges, such…

2000 · 30m

Relationships

Relationships describes the key ingredients of healthy as well as unhealthy relationships, and relates how good relationship skills…

2000 · 30m

Research: Solving a Mystery

Research: Solving a Mystery explains how to conduct research with an emphasis on the resources available at the…

2000 · 30m

Taking Notes

Taking Notes demonstrates specific note-taking formats and their processes.

2000 · 30m

The First Step

The First Step discusses honest self-assessment. "Discovery and Intention Journal Entry System" is introduced, as well as "The…

2000 · 30m

Thinking Creatively

Thinking Creatively explores the nature of creativity and offers exercises and techniques to stimulate the creative thinking process.

2000 · 30m

Thinking Critically

Thinking Critically focuses on the realm of logic and analysis. Critical thinking skills and problem solving are discussed…

2000 · 30m

This Is Not a Test

This Is Not a Test presents various ways to manage the causes and symptoms of test anxiety.

2000 · 30m

Welcome to College

Welcome to College offers a general overview of college with an emphasis on making a commitment to learn.