The most useful thing that I learned in this module was related to the drawbacks that come with multitasking. This is still a problem that I’m trying to deal with; sometimes, when I’m watching a recorded lecture or when I’m reading to prepare for class, I’ll have other tabs open on my laptop or have other external stimuli that can cause me to get distracted. As a result, while I’ll finish the objectives at hand, I cannot remember it as well as I should. It was good to see the excerpt of the Watkins and Corry (2014) study and I’ll look to work harder on NOT multitasking while doing schoolwork; that way, I can do better at parsing through information and determining what is relevant and what is irrelevant.
Something that I’ve already put into practice from this module is the practice of using the margin of online readings to summarize key ideas. Since freshman year, I’ve used the Cornell Notes system. When taking notes for online readings (and for readings from a textbook IRL), I’ll use the right hand side of my Microsoft Word/Google Doc page to take notes and then I’ll use the left hand margin to summarize key ideas and concepts from those notes.