Lesley: I teach a web-enhanced "student development seminar" to first semester students, and I've been building a webpage with links to lots of online study skills materials. Below is a link to the main page of my site (which is under construction). On my main page I have links to online materials under "Student Success Guides" (stuff about reading, writing, listening, studying, test-taking, etc.): http://www.bristol.mass.edu/Department_Pages/Quest_Writing_Lab/SDS/SDS_index .htm You may also find links to the various websites helpful, too. Karl -----Original Message----- From: Lesley Watts [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 11:16 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Distance Learning Study Skills courses Hello all, have been hired to develop a distance study skills course at the community college where I work that will support students who are taking other courses at a distance. The course will provide a combination of general and discipline-operate study skills and strategies. It will most likely operate as a "stand-alone" course that requires applications to the courses that students are already enrolled in/anticipate taking in the near future. At this point, it is looking as though it will be print-based or print-based with video and support software. I have two questions regarding all of this: 1) If your institution has such a course in place, I would appreciate knowing of it- perhaps via a website- along with any general comments on the efficacy of this method of reaching distance learners 2) Does anyone know of an inventory/inventories that assess student suitability for distance courses? Thanks! Lesley Watts