Hello everyone,

I am directing my post to current and future students. the most valuable thing that I’ve learned from module 7 is how to keep motivation. Finding a quiet place for studying is very important I prefer to study at the library because is it quiet or at home if my family at work so it is more quiet and more concentration. In module 7 slides says that we can find music or radio with low volume this is a good idea too, but I from the people who cannot concentrate even with low volume, I like it to be very quiet. ” Don’t be tempted to have a television that you can view from your desk, and turn off the phone”. This is from module 7 slides. This sentence is a very important one. phone and TV are the most distractions if my cell phone is near me while I am studying I will keep checking it very often and if the assignment should take an hour it will take two hours so it is not only a distraction, it is a time-waster. There is a self-control app that can be uploaded to mac only that can avoid distracting websites, I used it yesterday and I will probably continue using it. Forest app is also very motivating and helped me to stay focused and away from my phone and it is not only for apple users. After watching the video on youtube for build your motivation there are 5 tips on this video the most tips that I liked and actually tried and works for me is putting my thoughts on a paper even if I am using my laptop for writing I like to write my thoughts and brainstorm on a paper first it helps me a lot and keep me motivated. The other tip is clearing my space, to be honest, I didn’t know that there are apps for avoiding distractions, so I was clearing the space that I was studying at only keep my laptop and a notebook and this tip worked well for me.

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I am directing my post to current and future students. The most interesting thing that I’ve learned from Module 6 is search Vs. Research. I didn’t ask my self before that there is a difference between them at all or even didn’t realize the difference. After reading module 6 I found that there is a huge difference between them. As in marc’s Article, the difference between them is “The “tradition” of search is a relatively new one—certainly less than a decade old.” and “The tradition of “research,” in a school or academic setting, is a long and important one, and was established precisely for the purpose of determining the “quality” of information.” From what I’ve learned that the Research method is based on the quality, reliability and utility of the information. In the research process, questions are very important they are defining exactly what I am looking for as a researcher. Narrowing a topic is one of the tools that is used in research in order to get specific and more detailed, researchers should narrow their topic and ask specific questions. Moreover, background reading is important as soon as you find the narrow topic questions start reading about what exactly you are looking for and for my self  I take some aside notes on each reading so I know where I go from. There is also a difference between regular question and research. A regular question is about right or wrong but research question there is no right or wrong. In research, Reliability is important which is a citation and also is the author information available and are the credentials of the author listed. quality of the information and how narrow and focus on a specific topic is. the utility is the last step you have to ask yourself if the information is related to your topic or not and if it is sufficient and appropriate to the audience or not.

Hello everyone,

As usual, I will be directing my post to the current students and future students. The most important thing that I’ve learned from module 5 is an active listener and how to prepare yourself and your mind before the class. ” listen for the main ideas, try to anticipate what will come next, listen for structural patterns( for instance, the following seven steps.”), and then summarize what you have heard. Those strategies are by professors Ryan Watkins and Michael Corry. I liked the quote and how it explains the steps to be an active listener and to get the most out of the lecture. I also read the before, during and after class. which is what I want to get out of this lecture, what is the main idea of the lecture and how I will do better after this class. during class how to prepare my mind to focus and listen. Focusing on what is being said and focusing on the signals is very important in taking notes. after class revise the class notes and start to ask questions and list the terms and the concepts that have been taking in the class to be prepared for the midterm and final. taking notes as an active learner with different kind of formats. I found myself taking notes either writing or on my laptop by using the outline format which is making life easier for me and more organized which is placing the important ideas and under each important ideas the concepts of the idea and being numbered or using a special symbol to organize it.