Learn how to use Saylor Academy, study effectively, use technology, and succeed during your time in college. You can earn a free certificate of completion for two of these online Learning Skills courses.

In our Learning Skills courses, you will learn to:

  • develop critical media literacy skills and use multimodal communication to express outputs of learning effectively in a digital online environment;
  • clarify your educational goals and formulate specific plans to work towards those goals; and
  • listen effectively, take notes, improve your memory, and write more clearly.

Saylor001: Learning at Saylor Academy

  • Time: 0.1 hours
  • Free Certificate
Learn how to use Saylor Academy in this five-minute course!

College Success

  • Time: 40 hours
  • Free Certificate
Get oriented to the college environment by combining conceptual knowledge with practical strategies and skills. Since this course applies these concepts to real-world situations, it is particularly helpful for first-generation students and those who want to be sure they are prepared, academically or otherwise, for college.

LiDA100: Learning in a Digital Age

Develop and apply digital and learning literacies that are critical for learning success in tertiary education in the 21st century.