Hello and welcome to Module 4!
This week I will like to talk about navigating through readings. This can be in the form of lecture notes, journals or even recalling information from your own notebook. This week was focused on utilizing the various forms of notes that can be a bit daunting for students to navigate when studying. One of the most useful things that I learned in this module is utilizing memory for studying in an effective manner. The most useful aspect is completing one task at a time. On slide 19, it states that one should plan their study time with dictating the amount of time to dedicate each assignment on. It showed that when you switch between coursework, your comprehension and even productivity will decrease! A resource that I started integrating this week was using mnemonics (resource found in this week’s lecture). I used letter and word mnemonics to help categorize some amino acids together and it totally helped in remembering the functions (https://www.verywellhealth.com/memory-tip-1-keyword-mnemonics-98466)
This will work congruently with last week’s lesson and focal point on making sure that I keep my devices on do not disturb while I am studying or working on assignments. I would advice students who are struggling with memorizing or retaining information, to use quizlet (https://quizlet.com/). Quizlet is an app (web browser too!) that has various decks of different topics. You can view other students decks of the same subject or you can even create your own. It is very useful for testing your knowledge!
Thanks for reading.
Christie