Learning Tips & Tools
These tips and tools are proven strategies for student success, including managing your time, acing your tests, reducing stress, and most importantly they will help you take charge of your learning. Explore strategies by the topics below to meet your unique learning needs.
For more in-depth and personal discovery of your learning needs, schedule an appointment with an Academic Peer Tutor.
You can also explore our Digital Resource Library. The Digital Resource Library is a compilation of student resources that can provide targeted support for their coursework as well as motivational content and strategies for student success. These resources are divided by media types: Texts, Videos, and Webpages. If you have a suggestion for a resource to add to the resource library, feel free to complete our Digital Resource Library recommendation form. Suggestions will be reviewed by the Coordinator of University Tutoring.
Texts
The following texts are meant to provide students with resources on managing student life, including finding motivation, adjusting habits, and developing the “why” that will help sustain your success during the difficult times of your academic career. These resources are intended for any and all students at all stages of their academic career.
Videos
These videos include lectures given at Truman, TED Talks, books reviews, and videos applying techniques to enhance study skills, motivation, and other keys to student success. Many of the texts mentioned in these videos are also featured in our ‘Texts’ section of the Digital Resource Library.
Webpages
Many of our academic departments house helpful discipline-specific resources on their internal webpages for current students. Below is a digital library of the links to those resources as well as other sites and links that would be helpful in your success.