Welcome to Mister Helms' staff webpage

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A Reader's Guide to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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• Udacity is a totally new kind of learning experience. You learn by solving challenging problems and pursuing udacious projects with world-renowned university instructors (not by watching long, boring lectures). At Udacity, we put you, the student, at the center of the universe.
• 9 public speaking lessons from the world's greatest TED Talks
• The Ultimate MOOC Handbook MOOCs are online courses available to anyone with a computer and Internet connection. They offer students a way to learn in a setting similar to an online class, but are usually loosely structured and can be accessed without paying tuition or committing to an academic program. Whether a student should sign up for a MOOC will depend on his or her academic and professional goals. To learn just for fun or to get a certificate for a small fee, MOOCs are ideal.

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Note: Students entering college tend to fall into two main groups:

1. those entering soon after graduating from high school
2. those re-entering academics after some time away from school

. These two groups of students often have different needs.

• Study Skills
  • VirginiaTech—Cook Counseling Center: Study Skills Self Help Information
  • VirginiaTech—Cook Counseling Center: Time Scheduling Suggestions
  • Study Skills and Learner Organization
• Reading Skills
• College Success
  • Community College Success
  • Information on a Doing It Yourself Degree

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The following is a quick list of helpful links for various things in the lab: