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Quiz Time!

Below you will find a 20 question quiz that will help you determine your own personal learning style. Understanding this is key to improving your study habits, as it will allow you to focus on how you learn best and maximize your potential.

http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml

Once you’ve figured out your learning style, here is a brief youtube video to help you apply it!

Completing these two short activities will greatly improve you abilities to learn and retain material.

One skill that can be applicable to either individual work or group work is effective time management. I recently watched a short 11 minute TED talk on this subject, and they offered tons of insightful tips on how to take control of your free time and use it in a way that maximizes your own efficiency.

I hope you get something out of this video, and that it helps you better manage your time in classes to come.

Throughout my time at Ohio State, I’ve worked in a lot of groups. Each of them had their own roadblocks and issues requiring their own solutions. One central theme among them though was communication and transparency. Being able to effectively communicate and do so early will catch 99% of potential issues before they would occur. If you can’t make a certain deadline — let the group know. If you are confused by something you’ve been tasked to do — let the group know. If you have any new information that would be beneficial to the rest of the group — let them know. BY doing this you essentially create a working environment that catches its own mistakes before they happen and allow you to produce the best work possible.

I’ve learned a lot through this class about the psychology of learning and operating within a group, and it led me to do some independent research on the subject. Below are some of my favorite sources that go into more depth:

• https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/metallurgy-materials/about/cases/group-work/tips.aspx

• https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success/sites/ca.student-success/files/uploads/files/TipSheet_GroupWork_0.pdf

• https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/tips-students/being-part-team/teamwork-skills-being-effective-group-member