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View Online Academic Success Videos

Learn techniques and strategies for improving academic learning. These four videotapes guide college and university students in getting the most out of their academic experience. Developed by the Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth College and produced by the College's Media Production Group, the tapes cover:

 

Strategic Learning - a three-step process for meaningfully understanding and retaining information

• Strategic Learning Video (9:00 minutes)
• Strategic Learning Video with Captions (9:00 minutes)

Time Management - methods for getting organized and making better use of your time

• Time Management Video (17:50 minutes)
• Time Management Video with Captions (17:50 minutes)

Notetaking - techniques for effectively recording and learning information from classes and lectures

• Notetaking Video (8:24 minutes)
• Notetaking Video with Captions (8:24 minutes)

Reading Improvement - strategies for improving reading rate and comprehension

• Reading Improvement Video (10:48 minutes)
• Reading Improvement Video with Captions (10:48 minutes)

Learning Strategies for General Chemistry

• Chemistry Video
• Chemistry Video with Captions

Stress Management - learn more about stress and stress management techniques

• Stress Management Video
• Stress Management Video with Captions

These videotapes are also available for purchase:

They may be purchased through Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Princeton, NJ. Please call 1-800-257-5126.

If you would like to discuss any of these topics in greater detail, please contact the Academic Skills Center for an appointment.

Viewing Instructions

First, check to see if you have a free QuickTime player installed on your computer. If you don't, download the QuickTime Player for Mac and Windows. Plan on 1 to 25 minutes to download any media player, depending on the speed of your connection. Then, click on a link above to play one of the movies.

Problems?

• If you run into problems downloading the software, or accessing the streams, you can visit Apple's QuickTime Troubleshooting site to get help configuring your installation
• Windows Media Player may attempt, unsuccessfully, to play QuickTime movies. If so, follow these simple steps to correct the problem.
• Other problems may be resolved by updating your web browser to a more current version (e.g., Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Netscape 5.0 or higher).
• As a final solution, you may need to contact your network administrator if you are behind a firewall that blocks the Real Time Streaming Video port.