Throughout the semester I learned about a ton of useful strategies that I am confident has made me a better student going forward. Some of the things I learned throughout the seven modules in ESEPSY 1159 are study strategies for online classes, time management skills, communicating with students in an online class, web enhanced reading and study strategies, web enhanced listening and viewing strategies, and strategies for properly searching for information online. With each module I completed, I learned something new and attempted to use that newly gained knowledge in my other courses I have been taking this summer. For example in my economics class I used a new way to take notes called the Cornell note taking system. Previously to using this method my notes were scrambled and unorganized, essentially there was no method to the madness when I took notes. Using this new method my notes greatly improved, they were more organized, had better quality of information, and I felt like I was doing less overall work. This strategy also made it much easier to use them on the homework assignments and study for my exams.
Something I learned about myself this semester is that I am a pretty good student overall but not a very efficient student. I never had a strategy for when I would study, do homework, or work on assignments. This system affected my grades somewhat because I was doing things at the last minute and did not have time to ensure I did my very best work. ESSEPSY 1159 taught me some very important time management skills that once I put into use helped me greatly. One particular time management skill I used was to create a calendar that had all my class times on it and then select daily times to either study or work on homework for a particular class. The times varied between one hour and three hours, with most blocks of time falling around two hours. I used the same calendar every week, only making slight changes to it to account for a change in my work schedule or if I decided I would need more time for a particular class that week. This strategy helped me be much more organized with my school work and actually helped me have more time for a social life. This is because I could actually make plans in advance instead of assuming I would wait till the night before something was due to do it.
The most meaningful thing I learned in ESEPSY 1159 is my new time management skills. This is because as I stated above it not only improved my academic life but also my social life. This is a strategy I will continue to use not only while I am in school but also use in my future job.
I will continue to use what I have learned from ESEPSY 1159 in my future by continuing to use the Cornell note taking system and my time management skills. I also plan to use the skills I learned in the proper searching module when I work on papers for future classes. Overall every skill I learned in ESEPSY 1159 will be used at some point in my future classes and I believe they will help me to become a better student.