- Identify the purpose of learning.
- Knowing why you are learning something and how that connects to you as well as the rest of the course material.
- Creat environment
- I know I am someone who works better in a library or a quiet place that is free from distractions like t.v or friends.
- Knowing what works best for you can make you more productive and efficient in understanding course work.
- Motivation
- I procrastinate a lot. Reminding myself why I am taking the course and reminding myself of the bigger picture of getting my degree will keep me self motivated.
- Setting times during which i feel more motivated like in the evening compared to the morning will help me not get behind and become discouraged.
- Active Learning
- Make sure to attend classes
- Take notes and pay attention to leacture
- Organization
- Writing down assignments
- Bring required material to class i.e reading, handouts, papers/assignments, textbook
- Keep documents for the class all together in a folder or binder.
- Review
- Reflect on how effectively I did each of the above for the week and change or adjust if need be.