Module 3 Recap

The most useful thing that I feel that I got out of this week’s module was all the time management strategies and tools. I especially suffer from procrastination with any assignment, usually because I forgot that it was due or because I simply lacked the motivation to do it. Using these time management strategies, I learned how I can make the most out of my time and be the most productive throughout the week. This past week, we were supposed to track our time and what we did. Doing this made me realize how much time I waste being on social media or getting sucked into the black hole of Youtube and finding myself watching a vine compilation three hours later. Using that information, I can be more aware of when I get sucked into that rabbit hole. In the future, I’d like to implement a calendar and task list so that I can actually see on paper what I have going on throughout the month. This would help me plan things more accordingly and not have things conflict with each other because I forgot what I had going on. For new students, I would definitely recommend getting a calendar and putting major due dates along with other major events and such to actually see whats going on in your life. I’ve tried using my calendar up on my phone but personally that doesn’t work for me. Having it up on a wall or on a desk is great for me and hopefully it would help new students.

Module 2 Recap

I think the most effective thing that I learned in this module was how to deal with group members who aren’t pulling their own weight. Specifically the part where he said to assign each member a certain role to fulfill in the group and set in stone how the group will communicate with each other through the duration of the project. An example of something from this lesson that I’ve already been using is Google Docs. Google docs is super convenient when you’re working in a group and want to be able to see how everyone else is doing in their respective parts of the project. On most of the applications on Google Docs that serves a note pad that you can leave messages for other group members on which is extremely beneficial when members of the group have busy schedules between classes, work and other obligations. I know that when I’ve used these tools in the past, projects seem to go by much more smoothly than constantly messaging somebody about their part of the project and never getting any sort of response until right before the deadline. Dealing with that can be a pain so if that happens having a contingency plan in place is extremely beneficial.