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- Video: Success for Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD
- AD/HD Video Links
- LD Video Links
- Study Skills Video Links
- Learning Strategies Video Links
- Time Management Video Links
- Stress Management Video Links
- Universal Design Video Links
Success for Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Meet three students who have LD and or ADHD and experience their challenges in daily campus life and academic learning. See how faculty and staff can support students by using instructional and communication strategies as well as special accommodations. Learn how to connect students with appropriate resources.
Running time ~ 21:00
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AD/HD Video Links
Scott Eyre's AD/HD Interview
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Scott Eyre and younger brother Willie Eyre of the Minnesota Twins sit down with Comcast SportsNet’s Chuck Garfien to discuss their AD/HD.
Running time ~ 4:29
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Myths and Facts
Linda Clark from NeurologyChannel.com interviews Patricia Quinn, MD and Peter S. Jensen, MD about the myths and facts of AD/HD.
Running time ~ 3:05
Not Just for Kids: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
Linda Clark from NeurologyChannel.com interviews Patricia Quinn, MD and Peter S. Jensen, MD about AD/HD in adults.
Running time ~ 7:18
So You Think You Have Attention Deficit
Caroline Cayuga from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University explains what AD/HD is and is not.
Running time ~ 4:55
Ty Pennington's AD/HD Story
Ty, who is the host of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and previously was a featured carpenter on The Learning Channel's program Trading Spaces, talks about his diagnosis of AD/HD on ADHDHelp.net.
Running time ~ :43
LD Video Links
So You Think You ave a Learning Disability
Caroline Cayuga from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University explains what LD is and is not.
Running time ~ 4:21
Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities
This video presentation from the University of Washington’s DO-IT Program shows students and workers with learning disabilities demonstrating assistive technology.
Running time ~ 11:46
Ron Davis Explains His Autism and Dyslexia
From Dyslexia.com, Ron Davis discusses his early childhood difficulties with autism and dyslexia, and how he began to research dyslexia as an adult.
Running time ~ 6:00
Study Skills Video Links
The Good, the Bad, and the Useless
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University goes over study skills and methods that work and those that don’t.
Running time ~ 4:01
Think Like a Professor
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University presents the edging learning strategy that helps students understand course concepts at the level of detail and sophistication that professors want.
Running time ~ 4:01
Notes and More Notes
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University presents the essentials of note taking.
Running time ~ 3:48
Notetaking
Dartmouth University’s Academic Skills Center presents techniques for effectively recording and learning information from classes and lectures.
Running time ~ 8:24
Question Method of Studying
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University presents the Question Method of studying.
Running time ~ 4:49
Getting Ready for Exams
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University presents effective ways to prepare for exam weeks.
Running time ~ 4:46
Learning Strategies Video Links
Full Frontal Learning
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University covers the basics of how your brain learns and how to use it to enhance success.
Running time ~ 3:56
Tactical Motivation Management
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University covers the difference between natural and tactical motivation that develops study habits to decrease the 'willpower' needed to get started early.
Running time ~ 3:41
Winning Through Wedging
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University covers the Wedging Technique, an anti-procrastination and motivational technique.
Running time ~ 3:40
Reading Improvement
Dartmouth University’s Academic Skills Center presents strategies for improving reading rate and comprehension.
Running time ~ 10:48
Strategic Learning
Dartmouth University’s Academic Skills Center presents a three-step process for meaningfully understanding and retaining information.
Running time ~ 9:00
Time Management Video Links
Under Time Pressure
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University covers the demands and time pressure of university study.
Running time ~ 2:37
Time Management
Dartmouth University’s Academic Skills Center presents methods for getting organized and making better use of your time.
Running time ~ 17:50
First and Second Tools of Time Management: Reminder and Prioritization
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University covers the time management tools Reminder and Prioritization.
Running time ~ 3:32
Third Tool of Time Management: Weekly Planning
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University covers the time management tool of Weekly Planning.
Running time ~ 4:14
Procrastination Avoidance Made Practical
Peter Walsh from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University teaches you to overcome procrastination using the Five Minute Technique and other strategies.
Running time ~ 3:37
Stress Management Video Links
Stress Management
Dartmouth University’s Academic Skills Center teaches you to learn more about stress and stress management techniques.
Stress Management
Manisha Varma from McMaster University teaches the basics of stress management.
Running time ~ 4:36
Effective Stress Management Strategies
Manisha Varma from McMaster University teaches practical strategies for assessing stress levels and dealing with stressors in your life.
Running time ~ 4:16
Natural High Relaxation
Doctor Nathan Cooper, a psychologist from the Center for Student Development at McMaster University gives an introduction on how to manage stress using visualizations and meditation strategies.
Running time ~ 4:52
Universal Design Video Links
World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
This video presentation from the University of Washington’s DO-IT Program shows how to make web pages accessible to people with disabilities.
Running time ~ 10:35
Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
This video presentation from the University of Washington’s DO-IT Program provides guidelines for designing Internet-based distance learning courses to fully include all students, including those with disabilities.
Running time ~ 11:55
Access to Technology in the Workplace: In Our Own Words
In this video presentation from the University of Washington’s DO-IT Program, employees with a variety of disabilities describe how they use computers and promote the provision of accessible electronic and information technology in the workplace.
Running time ~ 12:45
Universal Design for Learning Overview
This video was created by the Springfield Technical Community College and details how Universal Design can be used effectively by faculty in institutions of higher education to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities in the classroom.
Running time ~ 12:47