Monday, February 25, 2008

Another Link for Your Students

It can be exhausting attempting to explain every facet of being a good student to students.  Truth is, it is not possible.  All we can offer are highlights.  It would be grand, yes, if we could record ourselves at our best—when we give our best tips—and then hit “replay” on some cosmic time-loop remote control.  I wish!  So, instead, we are left to repeat ourselves or, hopefully, to find a better solution.

One solution is providing a page of resources for students.  This way you can say, “Did you check out my resource page?  No?  Well, go there and click X! Then, if you have more questions, come see me.” One of the first links I would put up is How-to-Study.com.  It comes to you via props by the Librarian in Black.  Using such sites allows you to cycle the work and efforts put forth by others while enabling your students to ask more specific, detailed, and relevant questions.  Plus, they can go there at 2 a.m. instead of leaving a voice mail on your campus phone.

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