Free Classes?? Free Classes!!

There are a lot of websites out there that offer free stuff:  free iPads, free X-Box 360s, free makeup, free free free. There are, though, if you have ever investigated any of these things, catches. "Sign up for this," "Complete this offer," "Send your life savings and all of your important information here" and so on. There are, we've seen significantly fewer websites that offer free education.  When I say free education, I mean free education; classes and assignments and lessons that come from established professors across the world.

 

It came to our attention recently that there were, in fact, websites doing just this.  In what will now be an ongoing event for our ASC staff, we've asked one of our own, Natalie, to look over and review one of these sites--in this case www.coursera.org. Below, check out some screen shots as well as Natalie's review of one of the best places to get FREE knowledge.

 

From Natalie:

"Coursera.org is an innovative website that is working to make higher education more accessible to students all over the world. How are they doing it? By offering a selection of college courses online taught by professors from some of the top universities in the world and all at no cost to the student. The process is simple you just go to the site, browse through the courses, find one you like, and sign up it really is that easy. The courses offered also cover a wide range of topics from Medicine to Education and from Computer Science to Humanities and everything in between.

I really love the mission of this company in trying to make quality higher education more accessible to a larger number of people and I believe they are really achieving that by partnering with universities like Duke, Vanderbilt, Harvard, Stanford, Emory, and so many others of equal prestige and notoriety. If you are interested in looking at some classes to gain more knowledge about a particular subject or something just looks like fun I encourage you to check the site and give it a shot. The other really cool thing about Coursera is that upon completion of most the classes you will receive a certificate signed by the professor saying that you completed the class!!

Cool right?

Don’t waste any more time and head on over to Coursera.org to catch it out and take advantage of this amazing resource."

 

Below, check out some screen shots!

 

 

 

 

Stay Curious,

 

Team ASC

Great Resources given by the ASC

Hello all!

The ASC is a great place to get access to a ton of great resources for most anything you may need. The links posted below are just a few of those resources in regards to test taking. If you need advice on better study strategies or if you have test anxiety these links may be able to help you out.

 

http://www.stetson.edu/administration/academic-success-center/media/STUDY%20GROUPS.pdf

http://www.stetson.edu/administration/academic-success-center/media/GENERAL%20TEST%20TAKING%20TIPS.pdf

http://www.stetson.edu/administration/academic-success-center/media/RELAXATION%20TECHNIQUES.pdf

Stay curious,

Team ASC

Word of the Day

 

Veloce

(ve-LAW-che)

Adjective

-Played at a fast tempo.

Stay curious,

Team ARC

Free Knowledge, Free Rice

We here at the ASC love things that a) make you smarter and b) help people out at the same time. It was rebrought to our attention recently that there is a website that does both of these things AT THE SAME TIME.

Yes, it makes you smarter AND helps people out.

www.freerice.com

On Free Rice, you can answer questions related to numerous topics, ranging from languages to math to art history and more, and, for every correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated to those in need. Ten grains doesn't sound like much, but spend 15 minutes answering questions and 10 grains quickly turns into 1,000 or 2,000 or 5,000. It adds up. It adds up even more, when you consider how many people could do such an easy thing at the same time.

Giving rice while getting smarter? The phrase that comes to mind is "win-win."

So check it out.  Learn a little, or refresh your mind a little and help people out in the process.



Stay curious,

Team ASC

 

 



A Helpful Way to Boost Productivity

In this day and age, who isn't distracted constantly? We have smart phones and iPods and Pads and iEverythingElseUnderTheSun. We have a lot going on, whether we like it or not. All of this stuff, though, doesn't really help us when we have to buckle down and do work or study or, really, do anything that doesn't involve Facebook. 

There is hope, though!


Follow the link below to check out Vitamin C Concentration, a tool that helps boost one's productivity by blocking websites for a while (you make the call on how long).

The link below, too, has screenshots to follow along with, making it even easier to use!


Vitamin C Concentration

Check it out, it'll be worth your while.


Stay Curious, my friends.


- Team ASC

Word of the Day

sebaceous

(see-base-shus)

adjective  
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; oily, greasy.

We're back!

Hello one and all! We're back! After a summer spent in transition--moving into our new building and everything else that accompanies a move--we are ready to go. 

Now located at 209 Bert Fish Drive, the ASC has brand new testing rooms and offices (and a nice paint job) to accommodate all of Stetson's academic success needs.  Also this summer, the ASC welcomed two new members-- April Thompson, Assistant Director and Sam Slaughter, Graduate Assistant-- to the team. 

In the coming school year, we'll continually update our blog with fun words of the day, quotes, helpful links and anything else we feel could help you to reach your goals.  

If you have seen our blog previously, you may have also noticed the new look. We've decided to freshen things up a little and what better way to do that than clear skies and nice, green grass?

If you have any questions, feel free to come by our new building or send us an email at ASC@Stetson.edu.

Stay Curious,

Team ASC