Lecture PowerPoint Presentations used in my STDV B6 Tools for College Survival class are provided in two formats: the original Microsoft (MS) PowerPoint .pptx and Portable Document Format .pdf. The MS PowerPoint will download to your computer.
Bakersfield College students can get Office 365 for free, which includes PowerPoint. Signup at Microsoft Student Offers using your student email address.
Budgeting
Videos
Financial Aid 101
Surviving Student Loans and College Debt
Presentations
Financial Aid Basics
Credit Cards
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
Career Development
Presentations
EUREKA True Colors
Myths about Majors
O*NET Interest Profiler
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation. These may help you choose a Career Pathway or Major and/or write your Career Exploration Research Assignment 500‐word essay.
Forms
- Personality Mosaic Print & Write .pdf
- Personality Mosaic Type & Print (self-calculating form) .pdf
- Career Exploration Research Outline .docx
- Career Exploration Research Assignment .pdf
- How to obtain O*NET Results .pdf
Online Resources
- O*NET Interest Profiler Online
- Visit the BC Virtual Career Center
- Check out the California Career Cafe
- What to do with a major in?
Read further information about your career choice on the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) Use the OOH Search A‐Z / index careers in alphabetical order (top right hand corner)
Choosing Your Major/Career
Presentation
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
Critical Thinking & Test Anxiety
Video
An Introduction to Critical Thinking
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
Westside Test Anxiety Scale Forms:
Diversity
The Shadow of Hate – Academy Award Nominee
“Brown Eyes Blue Eyes” Jane Elliot’s A Class Divided
Presentations
Multiculturalism in a Diverse Society
Goal‐Setting & Decision Making
Video
SMART Goals
Habits of Mind
Video
Organize CAS Workshop
Learn for Life CAS Workshop
Strive for Excellence & Emphasize Integrity (CAS Workshop)
Learning Styles
Video
212◦:The Extra Degree
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
VARK Learning Styles:
Meeting Your Professors
Video
FMOOWMP
A useful video before the Meet Your Professor Journal
Student Education Plan
Presentation
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
- General Education Patterns for filling out the Comprehensive SEP
- Transfer Student Checklist
- Use ASSIST to compare articulated degree and major preparation courses
Stress Management
Presentations
Study Skills
Videos
12 Things I Wish My Students Knew
Classic Baroque Study Music video
Note Taking
Note Taking (CAS Workshop)
Test Taking
Test Taking Tips
Test-Taking Strategies
Organize! (CAS Workshop)
Presentations
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
Mind Mapping
Videos
How to Make a Mind Map
Mind Maps for Note Taking
Forms and Resources
Forms and resources referred to or given as a part of the presentation.
- Mind Mapping Assignment Instructions .pdf
- Wikipedia Mind Map explanation
- MindMup Online Mind Mapping Tool
- Wise Mapping Online Mind Mapping Tool