ACADEMIC RESOURCES

ACADEMIC SUCCESS WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

General Objective: To learn and/or enhance metacognitive strategies and integrate these skills into a daily study routine, to increase awareness of learning style, and to identify both internal and external variables which impact learning. 

Workshop 1               

TIME MANAGEMENT

How Can I Do It All?

·        To identify the number of hours spent on academics, personal, and/or

      social activities.

·        To graphically illustrate how the above hours compare with the ideal

      number of hours spent on these tasks.

·        To understand the benefits of distributed learning.

·        To prioritize academic responsibilities.

·        To develop a realistic and workable study schedule.

·        To plan adequate time for long-range assignments.

·        To increase awareness of personal temperament and how this impacts organization, time management, studying, and planning.

·        To discuss the reasons why students procrastinate and introduce ways

      to reduce this self-destructive behavior.

Workshop 2               

MEMORY / NOTE TAKING

There is Just Too Much To Learn

·        To understand some basic principles of learning, memory, reception,

      retention, recollection, and concentration.

·        To integrate these principles into daily study routines.

·        To explore and implement a variety of memory techniques including

      mapping, charting, chunking, explaining, reciting, rhyming, mnemonic

      devices, etc.

·        To identify issues, both interpersonal and intrapersonal, which interfere

      with concentration.

·        To understand your personal learning style and how it impacts studying.

·        To develop multi-modal learning strategies

·        To evaluate note-taking strategies and increase effectiveness.

·        To develop a set of symbols, clues, etc.

·        To recognize the important signals and cues in the lecture.

·        To learn to review notes within 24 hours and to learn to create mind

      maps, time lines, summary statements, etc.

·        To understand the art of listening as related to class lectures.

Workshop 3 

TEST PREPARATION / EFFECTIVE TEXT BOOK READING

Why Did I Bomb The First Test?

·        To analyze test preparation skills and to identify areas which need

      improvement.

·        To organize and relate information from texts, notes, articles, and

      prioritize information before studying.

·        To complete a five-day test preparation guide.

·        To predict test questions.

·        To understand and prepare for different levels of questions including

      memory, interpretation, and application.

·        To explore test-taking strategies for both essay and objective tests.

·        To evaluate performance on prior exams.

·        To apply the paradigm of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Thinking in test

      preparation.

·        To evaluate current textbook reading habits.

·        To acquire new reading and comprehension skills to meet the demands

      of the college curriculum.

·        To develop a pre-reading routine and recognize the objective of a

      reading  assignment.

·      To identify cue words which establish relationships, sequences,

      summaries, etc.

Workshop 4  

MIND / BODY CONNECTION

A Holistic Approach to Learning
 

·        To identify how external factors such as room temperature, noise,