THE EFFECTIVE STUDENT
VIDEOS AND LINKS
Videos
  • Brain Power
    produced by Learning Corporation of America, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS NTSC) (12 min.)

    Summary: Based on the book Brain Power and the three principles of perception (recognition, interpretation and expectation) by Dr Karl Albrecht.
    Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library (Information Counter)

  • Burnout
    [videorecording] - presented by MTI Teleprograms Inc.; produced and directed by J. Gary Mitchell and John McDonald; written by Brent Maddock; edited by Terry Chiappe. [Northbrook, Ill.] : MTI Film & video, 1979. 1 videocassette (VHS NTSC) (27 min.) + 1 booklet (9 pp).

    Summary: This film alerts viewers to the danger signs of burnout and encourages discussion of this subject. Practical ways to deal with it are compartmentalising job and personal responsibilities.
    Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library (Information Counter)

  • The Break-It! Thinking... Thoughtware for Our Times.
    GrowthWorks Inc., 1995. 1 video cassette (15 minutes) + 1 guide (34 pp.).

  • Creative Problem Solving: How to Get Better Ideas.
    CRM Productions, 1979. 1 video cassette (27 minutes) + 1 leader’s film guide (11 pp.).

  • Creative Thinking: Breaking New Ground for Creating Innovative Business Solutions.
    Kantola Productions, 1997. 1 video cassette (42 minutes).
    Summary: Lynda Curtin helps you generate ideas in a very fast and systematic way through the use of lateral thinking, provocative operation, concept extraction and random entry.
    Call No.: BF408 Cre. Location: Central Library, Media Resources.

  • Creative Thinking: Breaking New Ground for Creating Innovative Business Solutions.
    Stanford Video Media Group, 1997. 1 video cassette (40 minutes).
    Summary: Lynda Curtin, President of The Opportunity Thinker, talks about the tools used in generating ideas in a very fast and systematic way, such as lateral thinking, provocative operation, concept extraction and random entry.
    Call No.: HD30.29 Cre. Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, Media Resources.

  • Creativity: Touching the Divine.
    Insight Media, 1994. 1 video cassette (60 minutes).

  • A Degree of Success: Skills in Study (Kit).
    Unilearn, 1994. 1 video cassette (28 minutes) + 1 sound cassette (45 minutes) + 1 course book (214 pp.).

  • Everything You Wanted to Know about Study... But Were Too Afraid to Ask.
    Learning Curve Productions, 1997.

  • How to Get the Most from What You Read: Using Clue Words to Unlock Meaning.
    Center for Humanities, 1986. 1 video cassette (40 minutes) + 1 teacher’s guide (45 pp.) + 1 student activity book (15 pp.).

  • Jamming.
    Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996. 1 video cassette (41 minutes).
    Summary: Based on his book, Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity, John Kao proposes flexible improvisation which would cultivate creative thinking within organisations and gives case studies of small entrepreneurial firms.
    Call No.: HD53 Kao. Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, Media Resources.

  • Making Humor Work.
    Crisp Publications Inc., 1991. 1 video cassette (25 minutes) + 1 leader’s guide (36 pp.) + 1 guide (77 pp.).
    Summary: Introduces the value of humour in enhancing communication, promoting sales, defusing resistance to change and managing stress.
    Call No.: HD30.3 Mak. Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, Media Resources.

  • Managing Stress.
    CRM Productions, 1978. 1 video cassette (34 minutes) + 1 leader’s film guide (7 pp.).
    Summary: Points out that manageable stress levels can increase productivity, while excessive stress levels that are improperly managed can be debilitating. Explains how to recognise undue stress and how to handle stress correctly.
    Call No.: BF575 Str.M. Location: Hon Sui Sen Library/Medical Library, Media Resources.

  • MindGym: Fit Thinking for Fast Times.
    Melrose Film Productions, 1997. 1 video cassette (13 minutes) + 1 work-out book + 1 fitness guide; or 1 interactive CD-ROM.
    Summary: MindGym is a mental fitness programme that helps to build your own natural abilities and develop thinking methods and techniques. Call No.: BF441 Min. Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, Media Resources.

  • Mindworks: How to Become A More Creative and Critical Thinker.
    South Carolina ETV, 1990. 2 video cassettes (133 minutes) + 1 text (81 pp.).

  • NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Foundation Course Lectures. NUS, 1993.
    Call No.: LG395 Nat.F. Location: Central Library, Media Resources.

  • Power Think: Achieving Your Goals Through Mental Rehearsal.
    United Educational Services, 1989. 1 sound cassette.

  • Re-energise Yourself.
    American Management Association, 1991. 1 video cassette (30 minutes) + 1 leader’s guide (44 pp.).

  • Study Patterns (3rd ed.).
    University of Strathclyde Audio Visual Services, 1985. 11 video cassettes (288 minutes) + 1 guide (22 pp.).

  • Tapping into Your Creativity.
    American Management Association, 1990. 1 video cassette (30 minutes) + 1 leader’s guide (40 pp.).

  • Team Creativity.
    CRM Films, 1995. 1 video cassette (23 minutes) + 1 leader’s guide (40 pp.).

  • Thinking in Action.
    BBC Enterprises, 1982. 2 video cassettes (75 minutes) + 1 student’s manual (39 pp.).
    Summary: Demonstrates how an educated perception allows us to direct and use our thinking more effectively.
    Call No.: BF455 Thn. Location: Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, Media Resources.

  • Tony Buzan’s Mind Power.
    BBC Training Videos, 1991. 2 video cassettes (38 minutes) + 1 trainer’s manual (57 pp.) + 1 participant’s workbook (57 pp.).

 
      
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