Time management
Allows time to do the things we want to do
Priorities
Set them and goals, what task that you need, decide what to accomplish
Left brain dominance
Convergent thinker, bring order to unrelated things, need to be flexible
Right brain dominance
Divergent thinker, Branch from one idea to the next, need to schedule time
Top 5 reasons people are late
Clock, can't manage, someone else, traffic, traffic light
Daily to do list
Include the things that you must do, add the things that you should do
set priorities
Make a master calendar, include assignments and personal time, use time wisely, weekly timetable, schedule study time
Combat Procrastination
Break large task into small ones, start with simple tasks then do hard ones, work with others, just begin!
Balance school and family
Organize, prioritize, enlist help, use down time on job to study, accept new responsibilities carefully
Evaluate- time management
Accomplish to do list, check off list, congratulate yourself
Work- time management
Control time, manage surprises, just say no, get away
Prepare- time management
Set priorities, manage time
Rethink- time management
Prioritize different? more realistic? reconsider personal time? plan more or less?
Active listening strategies
Desire to listen, be open and willing, postpone judgement, be mindful of using empathy and respect
Prepare- taking notes
ID goals for class, complete assignments before coming to class, skim over notes, sit where you can take notes
Organize- taking notes
Proper tools, fit your style textbook, laptop(google, add things)
Work- taking notes
Active listening, short phrases, key ideas, outline form, use PowerPoint slides, ask questions, pay attention!
Difficult instructor
Only temporary, ask questions, ask politely to change, work with classmates, record lecture, communicate!
evaluate- taking notes
notes complete? emphasize right? key points clear, follow up
Three types of note taking
Mind map, Cornell method, the outline
Mind map
Idea in the middle and notes branched out
Cornell method
Key points on left, notes on right, questions on bottom
The outline
Tiered note taking
Rethink- taking notes
Review immediately after class, improve note as review
Recording the message
Auditory- tape; visual- pictures, graph; kinesthetic- write or rephrase, note cards
Intra-personal
Relate info to feeling.

Self smart

Inter-personal
Joins groups. People smart
Learning styles
Reading/writing, auditory, visual, kinestetic
Extroverts
Outgoing, lots of friends
Introverts
Self doubt, small set of friends
Sensors
Need Concrete data
Intuitives
Speculation, imagination
Thinker
Analyze problem
Feeler
Sensitive to concerns
Judgers
Prefer order
Perceivers
Prefer flexibility
Left brain
Logical, rational
Right brain
Visual, creative
Visual
Learns best with graphs, videos, pictures
Auditory
Learns best by listening to lectures
Kinestetic
Hands on learner. Likes to feel things and how they work
Read/write
Learns best by writing things down or reading text
P.O.W.

E.R.

Prepare, Organize, Work, Evaluate, Rethink
Critical thinking
Using a logical rational and systematic thought process to think through a problem or situation
Tests measure
How much and well you study
Types of tests
Objective, essay
Objective tests
True/false. Multiple choice
Test anxiety
Nervous, nausea, forgetfulness