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Module 7: Keys to Motivation for Online Learning Blog Post

This weeks module was very intriguing and I was able to take a lot away from it. There is one thing in particular that did stand out to me from the module and this was on slide 14 “Build your focus, Build your motivation”. This was the video that was on that slide titled “How to Avoid DIstractions and Stay Focused While Studying- 5 Practical Tips”. The tip that stood out to me the most was the third tip which was clear your working space when youo are attempting to do work. This would be a very useful tool for me because this is something I personally struggle with when I am trying to do school work. I often notice when my phone is within an arms lenght I very frequently will just stop in the middle of what I am doing and I end up being on my phone and social media for ten to twenty minutes at a time which significanlty adds up to a lot of wasted time when I turn back and think about the assignment. I would guess I spend around 15% of my school work time dealing with getting distracted from my phone and doing school work. I believe I do this mentally without noticing because I really do not just want to suck it up and complete the assignment so I allow myself to get distracted. I notice when I get in a groove doing my school work I will often stop picking up my phone and becoming distracted. Leaving my cell phone out of the working area will allow me to get into that grove rather than taking forever to finish the assignment because I am always taking quick 15 minute breaks to get distracted by my phone.

Here is a link to the video I am referencing.

Module 6: Searching and Researching: The Foundations of Academic Writing Blog Post

There was lots of good information in this module however, there was one specific thing I picked up from this module that I believe will be very useful to me in the future. This was found on slide 6 on the tips for writing a college research paper. The most useful tip in the video was step number 2 which was create an outline of your paper before attempting to write it. I found this as a very good tip because I have noticed papers are harder to start when they seem like a big daunting task in front of you. An outline will make the paper seem smaller and more attainable because you can see how you can break the paper down and complete individual parts so it is not as long as a whole. For example the outline could highlight the opening paragraph, thesis, sub headings and some sources that are required for the assignment. When seeing this in an outline one could go ahead and complete those mandatory citations and write the opening to the paper so now with the paper being started it will seem like a lot less of a big task and will instead feel like something smaller and easier to work on since you have already started.

Here is a link to the video I am referencing

Module 5 Web-Enhanced Listening and Viewing Strategies Blog Post

There where many interesting things that I picked up on from this weeks lesson. One thing in particular that stood out to me started was on slide 12 of the lesson when it brought up active listening and the strategies on doing it and what exactly active listening is.  I found this interesting because it was a strategy that I had already ben using in college and was one that in my opinion I do fairly well. Active listening is taking notes while listening to a lecture simultaneously and being able to draw out the main ideas being presented while also anticipating what will come next and following structural patterns that give ques to what is important to be remembered and then summarizing that information. History class was where I became the best at active listening in college because it meant writing down the part of the lectures that where important and when the professor would talk for 2 hours straight it was imperative to be able to pick out what information was most important and write t down as you go because if you miss a note or something important it is not a recorded lecture and that information is gone. On strategy I also used that was discussed in the lecture was on slide 15 with the “How to take notes” video which was the Cornell style of note taking splitting your paper up three ways. This style of note taking is very useful and I speak from experience as it allows you to draw out the main points but then summarize the lecture or reading at the bottom of the page which makes you re-think everything you read or listened too.

Here is a link to that video

 

Module 4: Web-Enhanced Reading and Study Strategies

When I looked back at this module it was easy to figure out which piece of information I found more interesting and stood out above the rest. This was from the slideshow on slide 13 when it was talking about “Making the Most of Memory.” On the video on the slide it discusses the differences between sensory, working, and long-term memory. This was helpful to learn about for a collection of reasons. The first reason being because it shows how important it is to pay attention doing school work because your sensory memory is strong enough to take in unlimited informmation even if it is for just 2-3 seconds it shows the amount of distractions you can run into trying to pay attention wether it be a smell, sound, or something catches your eye and it can distract you from the work you are doing. Another peice of information I found interesting in the video was when it was discussing how you must have infortmation loop around in your working memory for it to go on and become encoded then become apart of your long-term memory. This was helpful because despite only being able to hold 5-9 items your working memory can remeber even longer facts if you use things like acronyms to help break the infromation down and it helps you be able to take in more infromation and get it encoded into your long-term memory.

Here is the link to the video I am referencing

Module 3: Efficiency in the Digital Age

There was a lot of useful information in this module that will help me be more efficient, procrastinate less, and give me better time management skills. One piece of information that stood out to me in particular was the 3 techniques to beat procrastination video. I really enjoyed learning about the 10 minute rule because it really opened my eyes as to how you can break down an assignment and make it seem less daunting. It made me imagine starting a long paper and dreading it but instead just do the first 10 minutes of it like getting it formatted, starting the first paragraph, possibly doing some of the ciations from  sources you know you will have to use. This would make a big assignment like a final paper seem a lot smaller when you went back to it because you would have already started and have an idea where your paper is going. I also liked the Ultimate Goal vs. Immediate Desire technique examples because it shows how changing your state of mind could help you eventually reach your ultimate goal by making them switch places. I thought of it as if I want the ultimate goal of being in good shape but my immediate desire is to lounge around the house I can say I can fuflill this immediate desire if I do a quick workout beforehand then I am helping my ultimate goal while also fulfilling an immediate desire and I would feel better about lounging around because I earned it.

Here is the link to the video I am referencing.

 

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Hello everyone! My name is Antonio Villaloboz and I am a Senior here at Ohio State majoring in Child and Youth studies. I have taken majority of my classes at the Newark campus but have taken the rest through the Columbus campus. This class is actually part of my final 4 credit hours and I am expected to graduate this August. I figured this would be a good class to take because I plan on attending graduate school fully online and I believe this will prepare me well for that. 

Module 2: Communicating and Collaborating Blog Post

In this weeks module looking through the slides one piece of information stuck out to me over the rest. This was on slide 15 in the “Dealing With Group Members” section. What stuck out to me specifically was the third tip in the video for doing group work which was “Pay close attention to deadlines and make checkpoints to meet them”. I thought this was a great point and something that has given me some success in the good group projects I have expereinced in college. This was because it made sure everyone was staying on top of the group work and not waiting until last minute to complete their section of the work. In additon, it makes sure there is adequete time for whichever grouo member is turning the work in to put everyones work together and make sure it is ready to submit. Nothing is worse than being the submitter and having to stress and having to push something off whether it be sleep, dinner, workout, work, etc to make sure the group work is submitted by the deadline. This is even more frustrating as the submitter when you have completed the work in time and you are waiting on others debating if you are better off just doing the work yourself which is very unfair.

Here is the link to the video from this weeks slideshow that I am referencing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZRyDgDlvqA&t=2s