Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Exam Time

Mid-terms are here already and you may need to refresh your study habits for these kinds of tests. Don't know where to start ? Try the short handy guides from Learning Services at Guelph.

Multiple Choice Exams

Exam Preparation


Whatever you do remember that it always helps to take short breaks, get some exercise, and make time to eat and sleep well. If you want to use your brain at its best don't forget to take care of yourself. Those 'Lobes of Steel' mentioned in a New York Times article by Gretchen Reynolds take time and effort to develop.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Study Tips and Time Management

If you attended the Toonie Lunch in Agronomy these are the online links you need to review the topics we talked about.

A Guide to Time Management Online Tutorial - you will find tips for making your schedule work better, avoiding procrastination and other ideas here.

A Guide to University Learning - there are ideas here on learning from lectures and learning from texts to improve your note-taking and memorization of material.

Fastfacts - read more about preparing for exams, studying, and concentration. There are style sheets for citing sources and simple concepts from improving your assignemnts. These are short guides to help you be a better student that I highly recommend.

Course Guides Online at Ridgetown Campus Library
- good sites and sources for your assignments recommended by instructors are available here.

Send us an email the the library or drop in if you want future sessions on a particular problem. We want to know what you think ! library at ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca