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Welcome. For the past thirteen (+) years I have researched, authored, maintained and supported the Study Guides Web site as an independent educational public service. I have enjoyed collaborative projects across institutional, cultural and national boundaries. I resist registration and distracting graphics or features that may interfere with maximizing learner access and success. I hope you find the resource helpful.

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Phone: (651) 297 9000
(Central Time, State of Minnesota, U.S.A.)

Web site additions 2009

January 1: Added 404 Custom error page
January 2: Revised Time Management Guide
January 3: Revised Enews history by years
January 10: Revised metrics pages
January 12: Added/edited third Flash exercise on Math word problems by Carol Lemke, Jeff Stuart and Dr. Brad Hokanson
January 14: Added
Exámenes de Opción Múltiple, a Spanish translation by Lilia Gámez
January 14: Added/edited Flash exercise on Identifying audience by Jason Ossman and Dr. Brad Hokanson

Vietnamese version
published as a book
in 2009!

January 22: Edited/added Flash exercise on Managing stress by Michael Diener and Dr. Brad Hokanson
January 24: Edited/added Flash exercise on Completing a class assignment by Kelsey Dunigan and Dr. Brad Hokanson.

January 26: Edited/added Flash exercise on Learning to learn-exercise by Jacqueline Braun, Michael Diener, Melanie Zobeck and Dr. Brad Hokanson
March 6: Added
Избегни одуговлачење, a Serbian translation by Stanko Milojevic
March 20: Added Flash exercise on
Developing your personal brand
April 5: Meeting and reception with educators of the Republic of Slovakia, including Peter Burian,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Jan MIkolaj, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education; Dagmar Hupkova, Director General of the International Cooperation Division. Ministry of Education; Anton Čižmár, CSc., Rector of Technical University of Kosice (TURK).
April 6-16: Educational Sokol project in Paris, France
April 17:
Meeting with United States Representative Betty McCollum
May 11: Added a new guide: Interpretive reading

May 29: Added Google translation capability to all English pages
June 16: Added a new guide: Thinking creatively

June 20: Edited/added Flash exercise: Case study: collaborative conflict resolution
June 27: Edited/added Flash exercise on Classroom discussions
July 1: Translated, added German Flash exercise To do list
July 1: Translated, added German Flash exercise Prioritising tasks
July 2: Translated, added French Flash exercise To do list
July 3: Translated, added French Flash exercise Prioritising tasks
July 10: Added Assamese to translations, index and Learning to learn

July 13: Translated, added French Flash exercise Managing by exception
July 16: Added Bengali to translations, index and Learning to learn
July 24: Added a new resource: Cross-language links

August 12: Added a new resource: Radical thinking
September 18: Added to the resource To do list
September 21: Added two sections of انگیزش خود /Motivating yourself, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
September 21: Added
گسترش و توسعه تادیب نفس/Developing self-discipline, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
September 21: Added
تفکر به روش نوابغ/Thinking like a genius, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
September 25:  Added Phát huy ý thức tự giác/Developing self discipline, a Vietnamese translation by Le Quynh
September 29: Completed انگیزش خود /Motivating yourself, a Persian translation by Neeku Shamekhi
October 9:  Added a new language, Malay, and guide Apakah itu ‘Problem-Based Learning’, a Malay translation by Fuad Jaafar
October 12:  Added
Buat Daftar untuk melakukan sesuatu (to do lists) & Mengatur tugas-tugas Anda (Prioritizing tasks), Indonesian translations
October 12:  Added
Crear una lista de cosas que hacer (to do lists) & Priorizar sus tareas (Prioritizing tasks), Spanish translations
October 12: Added Flash exercise in Time management to Indonesian translations
October 28:  Added
Creare una lista di cose (to do lists), Italian translation
November 1: Added
لیست وظایف روزمره (to do lists), Persian translation
November 2:  Added   اولویت بندی کارها (prioiritizing tasks), Persian translation
November 4:  Added a new guide: Language Learning Strategies

2009 Web site metrics (Webalizer v 2.01)

October: 1,800,596 page views; 872,568 visitors; 19,569, 287 hits
September: 
1,735,114 page views; 778,257 visitors; 22,313,009 hits
August:
1,161,365 page views; 517,086 visitors; 16,068,313 hits
July:
1,042,391 page views; 465,380 visitors; 13,626,332 hits
June:
1,076,750 page views; 498,821 visitors; 14,605,143 hits
May:
1,252,602 page views; 587,491 visitors; 15,354,530 hits
April:
1,306,488 page views; 649,798 visitors; 17,455,861 hits
March:
1,470,687 page views; 716,423 visitors; 19,994,635 hits
February:
1,357,894 page views; 612,447 visitors; 16,621,579 hits
January:
1,319,359 page views; 577,260 visitors; 16,279,120 hits

Projects and email: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1996 -99

Traffic summary since 1996

Year Page views Increase visitors,
million
hits,
million
files,
million
2008 15,435,695 20.0% 6.3 130.6 60.1
2007 12,796,495 8.0% 5.1 82.3 36.6
2006 11,849,732 41.7% 3.9 69.5 53.2
2005 8,300,907 35.4% 3.6 53.9 40.6
2004 6,128,170 22.9% 1.5 42.4 31.0
2003 4,984,983 72.8%
2002 2,884,739 48.5%
2001 1,942,479 58.6%
2000 1,224,433 136.1%
1999 518,550 172.8%

1998

190,050 77.4%
1997 107,114
1996 n/a
2008 Traffic, projects and additions
  • 15,435,695 page views/impressions, 20% increase over 2007
    (130.6 million hits; 6.3 million visits; 60.1 million files)
  • Added six guides in English
  • Added fifteen Flash exercises
  • Added three translations in Persian, seven translations in Serbian,
    and one in Indonesian! Thank you volunteers!
  • Added a system of sub-menus for all Guides
  • Added Google Ads where permitted
  • Added Google AdSearch where permitted

Copyright

Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners. No request to link to the Web site is necessary. Please be aware that the Guides welcome, and are under, continuous review and revision. For that reason, digital reproduction of all content, especially on the Internet, can only be with permission through a licensed agreement.

Licensing: Reproduction of individual Guides on the Internet as well as Intranets is permitted under license for one-year terms. The right to reproduce is non-exclusive, and must reference the source site. Contact Joe for more information

Why license? Licensing permits you to install the research-based content on your Internet or Intranet, preserving the presentation (the "look and feel") of your website, minimizing visitor disruption. A coherent and consistent interface minimizes disruption (wandering!), and reinforces the efficiency of your viewer's experience and your website's usability.

Policy on linking: All linking pages must have appropriate content related to the Study Guides.
I link only to Web sites that are research-based, non-commercial, and suitable for a broad range of learners. All sites must be freely accessible and not require registration

Translations

Why the translations? The goal of the Guides is to help learners. With the international traffic they have been attracting, it is better to reach students of all ages in their native language. However, the goal is also to be sensitive to customs in the cultures where the language is spoken. All translations are volunteered and every attempt is made to independently verify them. Please see the page of credits!

History

June 1993: A preliminary resource database of learning guides was created by Bob Nelson, et al, Learning Resource Centers, Livingston Campus, Rutgers University in June 1993. At the College Reading and Learning Association Conference in April 1995, Joe attended a presentation by Bob on his resource, and they quickly agreed that the FileMaker Pro database should be converted to HTML and a web-based format. Rutgers University agreed to provide the Guides free-of-charge and to Joe to reformat into HTML, and host them on a Web site. This agreement continues to this day, and the Guides are collaboratively developed across institutional and national boundaries. Since that initial effort, all the content has been revised or replaced in its entirely, over 85 additional topics have been added, as well as all the translations.

February 1996: Database conversion to HTML by Joe Landsberger with the assistance of Peter Turi, Budapest, Hungary.
September 1997
: conversion to, and further development with, Microsoft's FrontPage.
February 1999
: Dublin Core Metadata added.
March 2001: Visual Learner Project with Inspiration Software "Mapping the Guides"
Summer 2002: Each of the 525 pages/Guides in the web site are totally re-formatted! to the new look
Summer 2003: Development of the first interactive Guides
January 2004: New domain/URL adopted

Who develops these Guides?

Joe Landsberger developed an additional 85 guides from the original data base of 50, often at the suggestion of others. The original 50 were also revised and edited to fit the new format. Joe's main interest is providing, and digesting, educational research into an understandable and accessible form to help learners help themselves. He often recognizes his own inadequacies and writes guides to help himself progress.

How are the Guides developed? The Guides are developed directly from educational research. Often they are collated digests of existing web pages reformatted with permission to the Study Guides' Web site's style. In some cases they are copies of information found elsewhere, copied with permission. In other cases they are combinations of research projects and papers. All contributions have been voluntary, and used with permission as much as possible. Translations are voluntary.

What is the philosophy of the design? The process for developing new Guides is simple: research is compiled and "dumped" into a common text. This text is then reviewed. Key words and concepts are highlighted, and then all the extraneous text deleted. The Guide is then written out of these key words and concepts into a web-friendly format. c.f. Writing for the Web

The Guides are intended to be straight-forward prescriptions on selected topics. The vocabulary and concepts have a middle school level as a foundation. Learner-developed interactive exercises have been added inconjunction with Dr. Brad Hokanson's Interactive Design course at the University of Minnesota.



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 Website overview: Since 1996 the Study Guides and Strategies web site has been researched, authored, maintained and supported by Joe Landsberger as an international, learner-centric, educational public service. Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners. Please be aware that the Guides welcome, and are under, continuous review and revision. For that reason, digitization and reproduction of all content on the Internet can only be with permission through a licensed agreement. Linking to the Guides is encouraged!