1) OASIS survey to assess study skills and learning styles
2) Survey - Is Online learning right for me?
http://www.waol.org/prospective_students/isonlineForMe.aspx
3) Student Services at Oakton
http://www.oakton.edu/studentservices/index.php
4) Library Services
http://www.oakton.edu/library/info_for/online_students/index.php
5) IT services
http://www.oakton.edu/about/officesanddepartments/info_tech/resources/student_help/index.php
6) Oakton Disability Services
http://www.oakton.edu/studentservices/disability_services/index.php
7) D2L student guide
8) D2L help videos for student
http://www.oakton.edu/user/4/dannf/D2L/Student-Help-Videos-10.1/go/
· Online Learning Readiness – brief assessment of whether online learning is a good choice
· OASIS Survey – click on OASIS at very top of page and then set up your own account or log in as a guest to assess your learning styles and study habits.
· KhanAcademy.org – library of over 3,000 short videos on a wide variety of topics, such as math, physics, finance, and history to help students learn specific concepts.
· Illinois Virtual Campus – listing of online courses at colleges and universities throughout the state of Illinois. Can search by course, by college, etc.
· Peterson’s – resources in choosing a college, finding courses and programs, etc.
10 Useful Websites: http://www.digitzbyte.com/useful-website/
· OpenCulture.com – free cultural and educational media, including links to free movies, audio books, textbooks, language lessons, and courses from such schools as MIT, Yale, Stanford, etc.
· Udacity.com – founded by Sebastian Thrun, Stanford professor, offering free classes, primarily in technical subjects, such as “Building a Robotic Car.”
· Coursera.com – partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.
· Udemy – a site developed in 2010 that enables instructors to offer their own courses to anyone who signs up. Most are free, but some charge anywhere from $5 to $250 for the course. Anyone who feels they have expertise in any area can offer a course.
EdX - https://www.edx.org/
· Longman Vocabulary Web Site (http://www.ablongman.com/vocabulary) – multiple vocabulary assessment and improvement exercises
· Longman Study Skills Website (http://www.ablongman.com/studyskills) This site offers hundreds of review strategies for college success, time and stress management skills, study strategies, and more.
· GCF Learnfree.org provides free training videos for all Microsoft office products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus Google Drive and Open Office: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/office
· SALT – Free Financial Counseling Service for all Oakton students, that includes tracking of all loans, practical money management strategies for budgeting, credit cards, banking and more: www.saltmoney.org.
· Budget worksheet and great money management information sponsored by Michigan State University: http://finaid.msu.edu/money.asp
· Textbook purchasing – tips and resources prepared by Oakton’s librarians, including websites that compare prices for textbooks, such as BooksPrice.com, Directtextbook.com and Gettextbooks.com
· Video on Time Management:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=gXdsF4xk2f8
· Adult ADHD: Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Dr. Russell A. Barkley.
· Video: Managing Stress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alFbPI35LPg
· TED.com – videos on a variety of topics, speakers, themes
· FactCheck.org – non-partisan; checks facts against claims made in the political realm
· Snopes.com – fact-checking of urban legends, rumors, email claims, etc.
· CharityNavigator.org – ratings guide to charities; analysis of how funds are spent
· University of Illinois Springfield - For students wishing to continue their education online, the University of Illinois Springfield offers many totally online programs.
· Lynda.com – online software training videos from Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, etc.; $25 for one month access to over 77,000 tutorials