During this module, there were many useful tips for active reading and learning with technology. When teachers assign a big reading assignment, it is hard for students to understand or remember the entire thing. I liked learning about the SQ3R method for reading because I struggle to keep my focus when reading. The SQ3R method is a strategy for textbook reading and long articles. The S means skim to get an idea about the topic of the reading. Q means questions and it is making and answering questions through reading. The 3 r’s mean read, recite, review. These steps are a good way of highlighting the important aspects of the reading and making sure that you understand and remember the point of the reading. I plan on trying this method for when I have to read long chapters in textbooks. A reading strategy that I already implement in this module is highlighting. In high school, I would do mindless highlighting because I saw everyone else doing it and I thought it was the cool thing to do. In reality, I never read over what I highlighted so it was useless. Now when I highlight, I highlight for deep processing and learning the material. I highlight the connections between topics and key distinctions of them. This has worked better in comprehending and memorizing the material. In the future I plan on practicing how to memorize course material. I have been trying to figure out the best way to do it but it changes with ever class. I am going to try and use mnemonics because once I remember the acronym, then a lot more knowledge will come to mind. I am not super creative at making these so I am going to try and work on it. I also plan on practicing working on only one assignment. Often times I have so much to do so I will be doing two things at once and my attention is not fully devoted to that. I like to multitask because I feel productive but it is not a good idea when it comes to school work. Some tips to practice this are turning off all electronic devices even if it is listening to music because the focus could be on the music and not the school work. In order to effectively study and read, one must test out and find the strategies that work best for them. Once they are found, they can continuously practice them to improve their reading and studying strategies.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/memory-tip-1-keyword-mnemonics-98466