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Greetings Fellow Students,

For the last module 🙁 we discussed motivation and how it affects us every day. With two types of motivation intrinsic and extrinsic with intrinsic related to our own growth and interests and extrinsic are the outside factors that we hope to attain or steer clear of. I struggle with both motivation aspects and this week’s module has given me great insight to conquer both and become a more productive student and worker. The idea I took to implement in my daily life was to find a quieter place to get my work done where there are fewer distractions so I can focus on the task at hand. I also utilized the Forest app to set a timer on the task I’m working on distraction-free. By cutting out distractions and having a quiet place to study and do my work at I have become extremely productive and able to get my work done in a timely manner and not having to waste time on social media or other apps.  I also have found time to take breaks throughout the day by utilizing the forest app so I know how much time I’m spending on each task. By utilizing the motivation techniques and technology I’ve become a more productive student and worker and am glad that I’ve learned all the information from this class.

Cheers,

Kato Kim

Greetings Fellow Students,

In relation to Module six, what I found to be most useful and what I took away is the process of focusing and narrowing a topic down for an essay. From my time writing essays, the most difficult aspect for me is trying to find a topic I enjoy and to focus on just that topic and the research that comes with it. In the article from Pressbooks, the process of narrowing down a topic is to look at all the possible topics, assigned topics, and then narrow the topic by the initial exploration and by research questions. Through this process is to make the goal more clear and easier to tackle since it’s now put into steps that can easily be accomplished. This will also save time and energy of constantly researching the web to find something that may pique your interest since you’ll have a better basis to start off than to just go on Google and type broad words to find something to write about. Also, since time and effort will be saved it can be put to use to find better articles and reliable sources. Thus, the writer has a better essay overall and a better chance of getting the grade that they want.

Cheers,

Kato Kim

Greetings fellow students,

In this week’s module, we’ve reviewed web-enhanced listening and viewing strategies. After reviewing this week’s module with so many resources it was difficult to decide what I wanted to focus on during this blog post. So, after debating with myself for a while I choose to write this blog post about how technology such as iPads and taking notes on a computer can be beneficial to a student’s learning. As a person who fell into Apple’s ecosystem of having everything connected and owning all their products, writing and taking notes on Apple products has been something I’ve been utilizing since high school. Although their are studies about how writing notes keep the information more readily available in your memory bank, I believe that utilizing technology is more beneficial for a student for productivity reasons. For one, typing is much quicker than handwriting notes, so a student is capable of writing more notes down and formating them in a nice manner. Typing notes also benefit a student by how readily available the notes are to them and with having everything in the cloud I am able to retrieve my notes on any of my devices quickly and efficiently without a problem. The use of technology also keeps your notes in order and in one place. So, I hope that you start to utilize the technology around you and save your self-time and become more efficient by typing your notes in the future.

Cheers,

Kato Kim

Greetings fellow students,

In this week’s module, we’ve reviewed online learning strategies and skills. As we search for areas that we can improve each week, I’ve found that memorization in learning was the topic I would like to focus on for this week. With so many different apps and websites that promise to take your memorization to the next level, it’s difficult to differentiate between each.

So where do you start? Well, first and foremost it’s crucial to identify what is important to understand and memorize when reading or reviewing slides. Once you master this skill everything else after becomes easier as the use of repetition and recency can be used to ingrain the information in your head. One great strategy to use to remember certain information is mnemonic devices and through the use of mnemonic devices, it makes the information and data easier to recall.

However, a mnemonic device is a broad term used for the techniques that are used to recall such information and data. the most common and useful mnemonic device techniques are acronyms, acrostics, rhymes, and jingles. Although I’ve always known about mnemonic devices I’ve never really put them into use until now. As a student who remembers rhymes and jingles like the back of his hand, I decided to make use of these mnemonic device techniques in the materials and modules to come.

Cheers,

Kato Kim

Greetings Students,

In this week’s module, we learned how to combat procrastination, find new ways to become more efficient with time management, and how to use technology to help us become more efficient with time management. In this post, I’d like to focus on how we can use technology to enhance our time management in our daily lives. In the module, we were asked to use Google Calendar, Google Spreadsheet, and Google Tasks. These tools are great because not only does it offer everything that a student would need to either, schedule their time, find areas where time is being wasted, or creating goals or actions to prioritize assignments but it’s free of cost! These tools are so easily assessable as well offering it on all your devices so you never have to worry about what time you need to be somewhere. For myself, I already started to use Google Calendar and Google Tasks very heavily in my daily routine as it keeps me on schedule and in focus. To my fellow students that want to get rid of procrastinating all the time or having trouble putting your thoughts in focus, these tools will help you out every step of the way. I look forward to hearing about how efficient everyone is after utilizing these tools.

Cheers,

Kato

Greetings Students,

In this week’s module, we learned how time management and online learning come together. As a student’s learning time management skills are essential if we want to keep a balanced lifestyle of fun, sleep, and relaxation. Being able to balance everything can be a daunting task, but with the help of scheduling, time tracking, and prioritization a heavy workload can become more manageable once you break it down. In this module, we were asked to utilize Google Sheets to track our time throughout the week. Through this assignment, I will learn how I’m utilizing my time and where I am not. From the data I collect throughout the week I’d like to find areas where I can improve and spend my time more wisely. Since I began this assignment I’ve learned that I watch way too much tv and can find a better use of this time. So, in the next few days, I’m planning to cut out some of my tv time to either read or work ahead in my courses that I’m taking this semester, or find time to workout. Through this, I believe I’ll be able to find areas in my schedule for more sleep, more relaxation, and a happier me. As a task management tool and efficiency tool, Google Sheets can be a great tool for students to utilize if you find yourself not having enough time in a day. By using Google Sheets you can better manage your time which in turn can help create a balanced lifestyle of fun, sleep, and relaxation that every student should strive for to make sure that your mental health is in check.

Cheers,
Kato