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I am using a textbook this summer with my summer bridge class from Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success A Self-Management Approach 2nd edition. The author is Myron H. Dembo. The text provides a context for students to discover the connection between "skill and will." MARCY NIELSEN@ADMIN@ACADEMICAFFAIRS wrote: >About a year ago I developed a similar probation program to those >mentioned. It is an 8 week course that meets 1 hour a week, called >Strategies for College Success. The students who are on academic >probation are automatically enrolled in the class. I to have them sign >a contract and we pull it out halfway through the course to make sure >they are following through on their academic responsibilities. Students >seem to like the class setting because they realize they are not alone >and others are on academic probation. > >We discuss a different topic of study skills each class and they have >readings and assignments due during the course. I base my classes on >different chapters from Becoming a Master Student, by Dave Ellis. I >have had a good success rate and have found that some of the students >want to continue with me through the rest of the semester. > >Marcy Nielsen >Coordinator of the Learning Center >The College of Saint Rose >Albany, NY 12203 >(518)337-4989 > >To unsubscribe,send a message to [log in to unmask] >In body type: SIGNOFF LRNASST-L > >To access LRNASST-L archives,point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > >To subscribe, send email to [log in to unmask] >Leave subject blank.In body type: subscribe LRNASST-L > >To contact list owner,email [log in to unmask] > > -- James V. Muniz Director, Academic Development Program Reading Specialist Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence University of Scranton [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe,send a message to [log in to unmask] In body type: SIGNOFF LRNASST-L To access LRNASST-L archives,point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To subscribe, send email to [log in to unmask] Leave subject blank.In body type: subscribe LRNASST-L To contact list owner,email [log in to unmask]