Student Success
Student Resources
Student Success Resources
Using resources effectively can help you succeed. There are people and tech, strategies and shortcuts, and tips for immediate and long-term improvement. The trick is to get started and get support.
Start Here
- Explore the campus resources available to support your success
- Office Hours are for YOU
- Preparing for Finals: A Guide & Checklist
Academic Skills Resources
Accountability
- Habitica – gamify your goals
- Beeminder – goal accountability
- Freedom – website blocker–7 day free trial, then $8.99 per month (less if you get a longer subscription)
Time Management
- Time management tips for school and outside of school
- Prioritizing specific activities with academics
- Doing things with Zero Motivation
- Fighting Procrastination
Resources for Organizing Time Management
- myHomework Apps - Student Planner
- Assignment Calculator
- Time Analysis Worksheet
- Weekly Study Schedule Template
- How to use Google Calendar
- To Do List Template
Note Taking
Reading
Test Taking
- Techniques for Enhancing Your Memory
- Improving Your Memory
- Studying Vs. Learning
- How to Study effectively with flash cards
- Using Spaced Repetition to Study
Writing
- How to choose ideas and improve drafts
- Paragraph format, sentence structures, and word choice
- Grammar
- What is a citation and why do we cite
- Basics to an annotated bibliography
- IWU’s Assignment Calculator
- Citations for visual images and Media