Learning Tip!

TIP OF THE DAY!

Is it often that you find yourself needing quick answers in the middle of doing your work, and an email to your professor will not create a quick enough response? Then try this…… say your in fundamentals of math and no matter how many times you look at your book, notes, or the problem you can not recall how to solve logarithmic equations. A very helpful solution would be to utilize the lecture postings on YouTube. Just simply type in logarithmic equations and choose a video with a professor that best fits your learning style. We guarantee that more times then not, your memory will begin to become refreshed. It’s a great learning tool when you’re in a bind. Just be aware that these are postings, and may not be entirely accurate. However, seeing as if most lecture postings are by professors, we have to assume that they know their stuff! Check out this video for example; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=620BCTnRo5s

Do You Have The Monday Morning Blues?

This weekend is practically here!!! But what happens when Monday morning rolls around?

“The alarm sounds and the pain and despair immediately overcome your body like a flu kicking into motion. Your body aches, your heart races and your mind wanders and calculates the cause and effect of every plausible and valid reason not to leave the protection of your comforter.”

Does this experience sound familiar? If so, you are probably suffering from Monday morning Blues, and the key lies in organizing your work.

Try this website for tips…… It WILL help!
http://www.articlealley.com/article_1159712_36.html

Extra Section of College Writing II

Due to popular demand, the College at Rindge is adding another section of College Writing II (IC 106) for Fall ‘09. It will meet MWF at 8 am. If you need the course, get an add/drop form and sign up. Steve Thurber will be the instructor.

Hopes Cloud

These are the words incoming students used to describe their hopes for their first year of college

Last August during orientation here on the Rindge campus, we asked incoming students to tell us what their hopes were for the coming school year. At a meeting today someone said they’d like to see it as a word cloud. Why didn’t I think of that?

Writing Drop-in Help: Summer Hours

Need help with a writing assignment in your summer courses? The Academic Services Center offers individual assistance with essays and other writing projects. Contact us at 899-4107 to make an appointment, or come to drop-in hours 3-4:30 pm Monday through Thursday. Contact Tracy Mendham at 899-1168 or mendhamt@franklinpierce.edu for more information.

Take the Facebook Quiz

I’ve created a quiz on Facebook, “Which ASC staff member are you?”  Come on by and figure out your true Academic Services Center identity.
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Stanford profs using Facebook to extend office hours

BJ Fogg responds to commenter's questions about the dark side of social media.

The Wired Campus blog had a post about some Stanford University professors using Facebook to hold “open office hours.”  I know instructors at Franklin Pierce in Rindge (and practically every other college) lament the fact that students don’t attend office hours even when it would really be to their benefit.  I’m not saying everyone in higher ed can or should use Facebook the way Stanford does, but I do applaud their learner-centered approach.  I think that rather than asking, “What’s wrong with students–why don’t they use office hours?” they asked something like, “What do students use now and how can we bring office hours closer to their comfort zone?”

Stanford University bills its new Open Office Hours experiment as a public version of the old weekly tradition. Only in this forum you don’t need perfect SAT’s and a 4.0 GPA for the privilege of interacting with the California university’s professors.

It’s free. It’s open to anyone on Facebook. And it’s sort of like video blogging. Faculty members share their thoughts in introductory clips. They respond to questions in follow-up videos.

Reading Day today (Thursday May 7), final exams tomorrow

Good luck on your finals, Rindge students! Remember to try to stay calm and focused while you prepare.

Click here for the final exam schedule.

Click here for 10 Little-Known Ways to Survive Finals Week at the Debt-Free Scholar Blog.  Tip number 10 is Double-check your exam times!

Double-Check Your Exam Times You might think this is unnecessary. “Oh, I would never forget my exam times”, you might say, “I have even had nightmares about them!” Nevertheless, it has happened. When you are taking many exams in the same week, it is easy to confuse the times. Write the time on a sticky note and put it on your refrigerator, computer, class books…anything that you will see on a regular basis.

Drop-in Writing Help

Did you know that the there’s drop-in writing help at the Academic Services Center five days a week?
Come between 3 and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday to work on an assignment in any stage of the writing process. We’re located on the first floor of the library. We’re the office with glass windows in the back and to the left.
We also offer help by appointment. Call 899-4107 or drop by to schedule a time to get help on your next reading or writing assignment.

Last day of Add-drop Period

Today, Tuesday January 27th, is the last day of the add-drop period here on the Rindge campus. That means it’s a last day you can add a class without being charged a late registration fee. If you need to add or drop, you’ll need to get an add-drop signed by your advisor and submitted to the Registrar’s office before 4 pm today.