If your time was money?
T _ _ _ M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ consists of thinking about time as a resource or commodity that, if not managed, will be wasted.
What is Time Management? --- Failing to manage time means that you are engaging in a non-priority task when you should be working on priority task.
Group Question: What are some time wasters that take you away from important tasks? & How do you handle them?
A productive study e _ v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t is one that is quiet, relaxing, and has few distractions.
What is your study environment?
No two study environments are the same, however, the key is to create an environment that works best for you. Your study environment may be at the local coffee shop, in the library, in the GL rooms or at home on your patio.
What percentage of students believe they don't have enough time to do their course work.
What is 48.4 percent? As a student, many of your will be balancing competing commitments. In order to "have enough" time for coursework, you may need to delay non-urgent tasks, delegate non-important tasks, and decrease the tasks that don't directly assist with meeting your academic goals!
The Eisenhower/P r _ _ r i _t y Matrix suggests learners COMPLETE the most Important and most Urgent tasks that only they can do before anything else & DELETE the least Important and least Urgent tasks that don't align with their ultimate goals.
The Eisenhower/Priority Matrix, uses task Importance and Urgency to prioritize time management.
Study time is more productive and organized when students create an objective of what you will cover during your studies. This objective can also be called a setting a study g _ _ l.
What is a setting a study GOAL?
We often feel like we have all the time in the world to get things done. However, time is finite... just like money. If you were to earn a dollar for every hour of the day, how much money would you earn each day?
What is $24?
Further more that equate to: 168 hours (or $168) a week, 730 hours (or $730) a month, & 8,760 hours (or $8,760) a year.
Setting priorities (1st, 2nd, 3rd) for tasks is key to determining the o _ d_ r in which you complete your tasks.
What is the order in which you complete your tasks?
There are many different ways to determine the order of your tasks including setting priorities based upon the Due Date/Deadline, Task Importance, Task Urgency, and/or whether or not others are counting on you!
The rule of thumb is, for every 1 hour of class time, students should study _____ hours. Hint: 18 hours of class time, equates to 36 hours of study time!
What is 2 hours.
Please note this is an estimation. For some classes, you may need more or less time, but 2 hours is the average.
The P _ m _ _ _ _ o technique is a well-known productivity interval that has been shown to improve your productivity. It gives you a prescribed interval of 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break. After 4 work intervals, there is a 15-minute break.
What is the Pomodoro technique.
How it works: Choose a task you need to get done; Set a timer (e.g., for 25 mins); Focus on the task at hand; When the timer rings, put a checkmark on a piece of paper.
Take a short break: Take a break for about three to five minutes. Go for a walk, grab a cup of coffee, do something non-work-related to give your brain a break.
Repeat steps two to five: Once you have completed this process four times, you can begin to take longer breaks (20–30 mins).
G _ _ _ t h M _ _ _ s e t occurs when one believes their abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work.
What is Growth Mindset?
Growth Mindset is supported by internal motivation to put forth the effort needed to study daily, engage in class discussions, or attend office hours to continue to deeply learn materials associated with class.
Time is considered a f _ n _ _ e resource, because it is not infinite, but instead is definite and has definable limits (such as having 24 hrs/day or 168 hrs/week).
What is a finite resource?--- Because time is finite, it is advised students pre-plan and schedule assignments, meetings, or important dates. Students can use Academic Planners, Bullet Journals, White Boards, Online tools, and/or sticky notes to stay organized, track projects and exams, follow class schedules, meet deadlines, and take notes.
Group Question: What tool(s) will you use to organize your time?
Yes or No... Learners should schedule to take 1 to 2 breaks for every hours of study time.
What is Yes?
Taking breaks during your study time is a necessary function for academic success. Taking breaks allows your brain to rest, facilitates deeper learning of your course materials, and breaks you out of the routine of over studying/cramming.
Reviewing lecture notes; Creating a timeline or mind map to understand a drug development; and/or completing Quizlet flashcards are all types of effective S _ _ _ y S _ r _ _ _ g _ _ s.
What are study strategies?
Group Question: What are your go to study strategies and why do they work for you?
The I _ _ Lee (not League) time management method prioritizes planning tasks; using the night before to identify tasks and to prioritize what needs to get done the following day. (It's a viney situation.)
What is the Ivy Lee Time Management Method?
“Here’s how it works:
F _ x _ _ M i n d _ _ _ occurs when one believes their abilities can not be further developed in a meaningful way through study or seeking help.
What is Fixed Mindset.
Instead of focusing on effort and one's abilities, fixed mindset assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static and can't change in a meaningful way.
When a student is in the learning zone and is able to pay full attention to the learning process, they can be said to have great academic f o * * s.
What is academic focus?
Self- T_ _ _ _ _ g, is a study strategy which students can build into each study block. This strategy consists of students checking for understanding by quizzing themselves.
What is Self-Testing?
Self-testing is a study strategy which helps student understand what they have learned and may include reviewing flashcards, completing a Quizlet exam, or summarizing lecture notes.
A study b _ _ _ k, is a designated amount of time students set aside to prepare study materials, take in information, create study materials, and self-test.
What is a study block?
To avoid cramming for a test/exam, you can institute D_ str _ b _ t _ d Pr_ct_ c_, a technique that prompts learners to spread out their study time. (HINT: The Vowels are missing)
What is Distributed Practice?
Distributed practice works best by spreading your study sessions out over time. For example, instead of doing 5 hours of study on Saturday night, you can study for 1 hour for 5 days. You get the same amount of study time, however, you have time to consolidate your knowledge over a few days which makes it easier to remember.
Yes or No, there is only one correct Time Management Method students should use.
What is NO? Students should use the time management method that works best for them! There is more than one way to manage your study time.
This (pro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n) is a way of thinking that let's one put off doing something that should be done immediately.
What is Procrastination?
When you create a study plan and regularly follow the plan by repeating patters (like studying in the same place, study for the same amount of hrs/day, or removing distractions), you can begin to form a strong study h _ b _ t.
What is a strong study habit?
Cramming or an exam the night before and exam is less effective then studying the same material for 30 minutes a day over a 5 day period. This distributed practiced strategy is also called S p _ c _ d Practice.
What is Spaced Practice.
While it is tempting to pull an all-nighter, studying for multiple hours at a time, spaced practice allows you to learn the same material over a course of days. Space learning is effective as it allows you to consolidate your knowledge, not just memorize it.
This (D _ c _ _ _ _ n F _ t _ g _ _) occurs when a person becomes overwhelmed with making choices. The pre-planning in the Ivy Lee method helps decrease this factor. (HINT: the answer RHYMES with Revision Intrigue).
What is decrease decision fatigue?
Decision fatigue occurs when you have so many decisions to make that by the time you are done you may be exhausted and worst you may have ignored or put off making a decision. Planning for your upcoming day the night before allows you simply to enact your plan the next day. Think Food Prepping, but for studying and learning.
Reducing d _ _ t r _ _ _ _ _ n s, include suspending activities which compete for your attention and focus during study time. This may include, silencing cell phones, muting social media, removing non-urgent or non-important activities during focused study time.
What are distractions?