On Long Island and across the country, public and private colleges say they are working to help students whose middle and high school years were affected by COVID-19 shutdowns and the increasing presence of distracting digital devices and artificial intelligence in classrooms and homes, as well as by some high schools’ shortages of college preparatory coursework. "Many students now are telling me they didn't have to study much in high school, if at all," said Lawrence Hobbie, a biology professor at Adelphi University. "Whereas in many college classes, that's not how it is, right? The instructor ... expects the students to really learn independently outside of class." Hobbie said a new 2½ "Learning How to Learn" session in the introductory biology class gives students an opportunity to analyze research on the most effective study strategies, such as quizzing oneself and engaging in study sessions over multiple days, rather than cramming for hours right before a test. Link in bio for ...