Study Skills
This note-taking skill involves the reader or listener expressing the writer or speaker's meaning using different words to achieve a deeper clarity or understanding.
What is paraphrasing?
It is recommended that most adults get 7-9 hours of this every night.
What is sleep?
This campus resource provides career exploration, job search assistance, and many other career related activities (mock interviews, job fairs, professional development presentations, etc).
What is Career Development?
It is very important that you take these when you read, listen to lectures, and view any other resources your professor provides so that you can review them afterwards.
What are notes?
It is important that I apply for financial aid every year using this government form.
What is FAFSA?
Creating one of these daily or weekly can help students manage their time effectively and prioritize their tasks.
Doing this can decrease your stress levels. It doesn't have to be intense or at the gym. You just have to get your blood flowing.
What is exercise?
It is important that I check this daily or multiple times a day for important campus announcements.
What is Rhodes email?
You need to turn this off or put it away just as you would in a "normal" lecture so that you have minimal distractions.
What is your cell phone?
I can view my schedule or bill on this platform.
What is STARS?
This is the optimal amount of time you should spend studying before taking some sort of break.
What is 30 minutes?
Making these realistic, achievable, and measurable will help you stay motivated and positive.
What are goals?
If I am struggling with food insecurity and need some groceries or supplies to get by, I can schedule a visit to this campus resource.
What is the SHOP?
This is a document that communicates information about a specific course and defines expectations and responsibilities. You should check this for due dates, explanations of assignments, and your professor's contact information.
What is a syllabus?
If I am having trouble with my passwords, logging into my platforms, or other Rhodes related technological issues, I can call...
What is the Help Desk?
This area is somewhere you dedicate to studying. It is a specific location that you only use when doing school work - it is not your bedroom, your kitchen table, etc.
What is study space?
This is a relaxation technique in which you unplug your electronics, find a quiet place, and take deep breaths in a relaxed position.
What is meditation?
If I was on an IEP in high school or suspect I may need accommodations to help me succeed, I can contact this campus resource.
What is Accommodative Services?
The college still provides this resource remotely, and it involves a person instructing or assisting you outside of the classroom to help you bridge gaps in your understanding.
What is tutoring?
This person can help you with questions about which classes to schedule, how to apply for specific programs, and other course and/or program related questions.
Who is my academic advisor?
This is a sequence of actions regularly followed.
What is a routine?
This word is one you should use when you have too many tasks to complete and someone asks you to do something that is not urgent, required, or desired by you.
What is No?
This program is designed to provide me with assistance when I start to struggle with a class or attendance. If I begin to struggle in a class, my professor will submit one of these, and a success coach will reach out to find out how they can help me. These are not disciplinary.
What is Early Alert?
It is important that you log into Canvas frequently because this often still impacts your grade in an online class. Plus, this is still important in your learning process. Professors may have their own criteria and expectations.
What is attendance?
Who is an Academic Success Coach (Emily Kriegel)?