Online Resources

Study Skills Workshop Videos

• Note Taking Strategies (Cornell Notes) - Haley-Draper Bowers, Speech Instructor.
• How to Read Writing Prompts Effectively - Presented by Karla Ortiz, Success Coach.
• Time Management - Presented by Katherine Phillips, Success Coach.
• OC Tour - Presented by Jordan O'Connell, Success Coach.
• Cornell Notes - Presented by Karla Ortiz, Success Coach.
• Marking the Text- Presented by Karla Ortiz, Success Coach.
• Test Taking Skills and Test Anxiety - Presented by Karla Ortiz, Success Coach.
• What is Your Learning and Personality Style? - Presented by Tracy Glover, Success Coach.
• Fearless Writing - Presented by Jordan O'Connell, Success Coach.
• Critical Thinking - Presented by Jordan O'Connell, Success Coach.
• Correcting Grammar Errors - Dr. Dean Bowers, English Instructor.
• Planning an Essay - Dr. Dean Bowers, English Instructor.
• Developing Library, Research, and Information Skills - Pat Quinterro, Serials Director.
• How to Set Up an MLA Works Cited List - Dr. Dean Bowers, English Instructor.
• How to Cite Source Material in Your Essay Using MLA - Dr. Dean Bowers, English Instructor.

Odessa College's Learning Resource Center (LRC) / Library

OC's Learning Resource Center has a wide variety of online services readily available to our students. Check these free services before searching the Web for research information.

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

• Dictionary.com
  Dictionary.com is a multi-source dictionary search service produced by Dictionary.com
• Merriam-Webster
  The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.
• TechDictionary ™
  Search for thousands of technology terms. Included are; computer, Internet and telecommunications terms, acronyms, emoticons or similes, chat abbreviations, filename extensions, HTML tags, and domain suffixes.

Writing Resources

• Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. Here you will find information to assist with many writing projects.

Study Guides and Strategies

• Contains many study tips, and as a bonus, many have been translated to other languages.

Skill Wise Grammar

• A wonderful website from BBC Interactive Factual and Learning featuring handouts, printable practice worksheets, quizzes, and games. Covers apostrophes, adverbs, adjectives, commas, double negatives, subject verb agreement, creating sentences, and joining sentences.

Time Management

• A Story of Priorities and a Jar - Tips for Squeezing More into Your Life

Note Taking

• http://www.notetakinghelp.com/

Learning Style Inventory

• Click the following link and fill out the questionnaire to determine your learning style:
  Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire

Career Services

	Focus2Career is a self-paced, online career & education planning tool for college students. Access code: Wrangler
	CollegeCentral.com lets you see jobs from other employers in our area that are looking for someone just like you!
	Career Coach is designed to help you find a good career by providing the most current local data on wages, employment, job postings, and associated education and training.