Video Clips

You're In Charge (3.18 minutes)
This movie is about balancing freedom and responsibility in college.  The student is in charge and not teachers, parents or friends.  This movie is recommended for younger college students who have just finished high school or for high school students getting ready for college. 

Slow Starts, Fast Finishes (8.41 minutes)
This video profiles 3 students who were not successful in college, but managed to overcome obstacles to succeed in college.  These students emphasize the value of more work and less play; balancing study, work and social life; planning ahead to avoid cramming for tests; planning ahead and managing money.  This video could work well for motivation or for a workshop for students who are having academic difficulties.  

Non-Traditional Students ( 6.56 minutes)
This video contains interviews with a variety of non-traditional students who are returning to college.  They discuss challenges, opportunities and motivation.

Academic Culture Shock  (4.48 minutes)
What is is like for first-generation students to attend college?  What are some strategies for success for these students. 

Climbing Mt. Everest
This 6 minute video follows Rex Pemberton to the top of Mt. Everest.  He is successful by using preparation, teamwork, relationships, a knowledge of culture, conquering fear and taking it one step at a time.  It is interesting to compare mountain climbing with college success. 

Success in 8 Words and 3 Minutes
Richard St. John completed over 500 interviews  of successful people gathering “words of wisdom.” He synthesized his findings into 8 traits to be successful including passion, work, focus, push, ideas, improve, serve and persist.  This video is a good introduction or summary of some main topics in the text. 

The Nature of Success
Here are the key ideas in this movie: believe in yourself, find your passion, pursue goals, take action, commit to excellence, live with integrity, seek peace, failure is an opportunity for learning, persevere.

The Dream Movie
The key idea is not to let your thoughts or attitudes limit your success.

The Recipe for Success Movie
The recipe for success is to start with an idea, develop a plan, be determined and have the proper mindset.

The 212 Degree Movie
A little extra effort, perseverance, belief and a goal will get you where you want to go. 

Exploring Your Personality and Major

Type Can is a humorous way of illustrating personality types:
http://www.typecan.com/  

Learning Style and Intelligence

This 3 minute video has examples of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles.  Examples are from short video clips of the Rain Man, Kung Fu Panda and My Fair Lady. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQYW6vYSGXs

"No Arms"
This video clip shows how a young woman has successfully compensated for having no arms.  This video is a good introduction to "Create Your Success."

Exploring Interests and Values

Do You Walk the Talk?
Act on your values.
 

Planning Your Career and Education

Steve Job's 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
This You Tube video is a powerful illustration of "Life is a Dangerous Opportunity."  It is about overcoming roadblocks and finding your passion in life. 

Did you know? This is a powerful video showing how technology is changing the future and the world of work. 

Social Media Revolution 2011 shows in a graphic way how social media and technology are rapidly changing the world.   

Managing Time and Money

Time Management (4.23 minutes)
This video is a good introduction to the Weekly College Schedule activity.  It covers the importance of scheduling, different time management ideas and visually demonstrates how to make a schedule of study, work and social activities.

Here are some You Tube Videos on Procrastination.  Pick your favorite:
         
Procrastination  (Procrastination is . . . )
How to Procrastinate Like a Pro
"Procrastination", Tales of Mere Existence
Procrastination is the Thief of a Great Life (Short and energetic!) 
Beating Procrastination 

         
Balancing Work and College Studies (4.45 minutes)
This video shows first generation students and discusses the difficulty of balancing school and work and strategies for success. 

Family Responsibilities (4.52 minutes)
This video is a good discussion of how to balance family responsibilities and school.  They key is not to procrastinate.  This video focuses on first-generation students. 

Time Management Online Success Video from Dartmouth College
It contains methods for getting organized and making better use of you time.

The Time Movie
Everyone has the same amount of time.  Use your time wisely.

Financial Literacy
Credit unions across the country provide free financial web based literacy training through a site, www.foolproofme.com  They provide 5 modules on various money management topics.  Use the Solo version for college students.  There is also a version for high school students.  The modules are videos with current music in the background.  You can get an overview at:
http://www.foolproofteacher.com/general/overview.htm
 

Improving Memory and Reading

Reading Improvement Online Success Video from Dartmouth College
Father Guido Sarducci's 5 Minute University is a humorous video about how little we remember in college. 

Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

 
Note Taking Online Success Video from Dartmouth College
It contains information on effectively recording information from classroom lectures.

"You Quote It, You Note It" is an interactive tutorial to help students understand plagiarism and how to properly quote materials.  Students begin by selecting an avatar which leads them through the steps of making proper citations and avoiding plagiarism:
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/  
  
Learn about mind maps and watch a video by Tony Buzan, the inventor of mind
maps.

For note taking practice, go to UC TV to view videos of college lectures at the University of California. 

  
Test Taking

Walking Through the Bamboo Forest: A Relaxation Exercise for Reducing Test Anxiety by Dr. Marsha Fralick
This 10 minute video used breathing, visualization and positive thoughts about test taking to help students with
test  preparation and reducing test anxiety. It is also available on You Tube

The Best of Success movie is a good motivator for success in general and can be applied to the topics in the test taking chapter.  Main ideas include: have a positive attitude, hope for the best, believe in yourself, get started, never give up, you become what you think about, be prepared and failure should be your teacher. 

This funny You Tube video can be a beginning place for discussing test taking topics.  It is only one minute long.

Better Test Performance: Lessons from the Navy Seals This video discusses stress control techniques used by the Navy Seals which can be used to help students with test anxiety.  Topics include goal setting, mental rehearsal, self-talk and arousal control.  (3.25minutes)   

 Communication and Relationships

The Love Movie
The key idea is that love is enhanced by listening to and acknowledging others.

Thinking Critically and Creatively

The Paper Airplane
This movie is about thinking outside the box, creativity and innovation.

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

Drinking and Drug Abuse on Campus (3.12 minutes) 
This new video uses a popular rap song to give facts about drug and alcohol use on campus and emphasizes that not everyone is doing it.  Drug and alcohol abuse are linked to academic problems.  The video makes many important points in a short time and the format should be appealing to younger college students. 

Dove Evolution
This humorous You Tube video shows what happens when you drink too much. 

The Food Guide Pyramid
This You Tube Video explains the food pyramid in 1.41 minutes. 

Know the Dangers of Not Getting Enough Sleep, a CNN Report with Dr. Sanyay Gupta (9 minutes)
 

Appreciating Diversity

Diversity Through Unity: University of Toledo Diversity Week
This 9 minute video features diverse students describing their experiences and hopes for the future.  It is useful in starting a meaningful discussion on diversity.  Follow this video with these discussion questions suggested by Juan Lebron (Lone Star College):
Do you think you were raised with any prejudices?  How do we learn to be prejudiced?
How do negative and positive stereotypes harm people?  Give examples.
Have students discuss these questions in groups and then appoint a spokesperson to share ideas with the class. 
 
A Class Divided (Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes)
This is one of the most requested programs in Frontline's history.  It is  about an Iowa  schoolteacher who, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968, gave her third-grade class a first-hand experience in the meaning of discrimination.  She alternately discriminated against children who had brown or blue eyes.  It is the story of what she taught the children, and the impact that lesson had on their lives.  
 
The Dash Movie
This movie relates provides the words, graphics and music for the "Dash" poem at the end of the chapter.

Dove Beauty Pressure
This You Tube video shows the influence of the media on our self-image and self-esteem.  Having a good
self-image and good self-esteem is a prerequisite for appreciating diversity. 

Dove Beauty Evolution
Watch as an ordinary woman is transformed through Photoshop to become a model for advertising.  It is
helpful in understanding how the media manipulates our impossible standards of beauty.     

 
Looking toward the Future

Validation
This video about a parking lot attendant who provides positive comments and affirmations along with the parking validation, inspires students to make positive comments about others and to smile and enjoy life.  It is 16 minutes long, but you can show the first four minutes and then have students make some positive comments about other students on the last day of class.   Faculty who have used this say it works great and is a good way to end the semester.

Simple Secrets to a Happy Life
This slide show has beautiful scenery and quotes on happiness from famous people. 
 
Habits of Happiness (multiple movies to choose)

The One Day Movie
Take personal responsibility for your life.
 
I Wish You the Strength of All Elements
This PowerPoint has beautiful American scenery with positive affirmations for students.   

Miscellaneous Movies:

New! WingClips.com
This site has short movie clips that illustrate and inspire and there is free use for schools.  Search your topic by keyword.  http://www.wingclips.com/  

Examples of Native Americans in Higher Education

Videos for Fist-Generation Students (about 4 minutes each)
     Academic Culture Shock
     Balancing Work and College Studies
     Family Responsibilities
     Peer Support
     Living and Learning Communities
     Becoming a Scholar    

A Vision of Students Today
This movie describes the New Millennial Student and problems in education today.
 
Inspirational Flash Movies
There are hundreds of short movies at this site.  Categories include: Celebrating Friendship, Celebrating Romantic Love, The Facts of Life, Attitudes to Own, Habits of Happiness, Coping with Life's Trials, Children and Parenting.

The Halloween Movie
This will wake up your students!  Use it as a Halloween joke. 

Great Quotes of Great Leaders

Index of Movies from Simple Truths