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19 Cards in this Set
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Importance of Book and Course
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- 1st year students are more successful if they participate in courses and programs to teach them how to succeed - This course is designed to help you avoid some of the academic and personal pitfalls - This info has not been covered in HS b/c students cannot properly be presented until they are actually in college - This course provides a supportive environment to share experiences, meet and have relationships with prof and students, and study |
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The College Experience
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- Reasons for attending college varies from ppl - The most important skill needed for college is how to keep learning throughout your life - U.S. has more than 4,400 colleges - College = primary way in which ppl attain higher standard of living |
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Goals for College/Beyond
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- goals for today, this week, this year, and beyond - consider your str's - SMART- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time Period - follow SMART for short term goals |
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Service Learning
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Unpaid volunteer service that is embedded in courses across the curriculum - gives a taste of working in undeveloped countries |
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Majors and Careers
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- 60% of students will change their majors at least once - You take risk when advancing in your career - Work |
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Time Management
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- Organization - Maintaining Schedule - Taking a class on time manag. - Balancing all Priorities - Autonomy- self direction |
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Time Management Problems
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- Procrastination - Distractions - Overextending - Loss of Motivation |
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Visual Aural Read/ Write Kinesthetic (VARK) |
- Focus on using your senses to learn |
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KOLB |
- Focuses on learning ablilities |
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MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATER (MBTI) |
- Calculates your psychological type - Focuses on basic personality characteristics and how hey relate to human interaction learning |
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Learning Disabilities vs Learning Disorders |
Disability is a learning difference (Dyslexia) Disorder is something like ADD ADHD |
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Why Be An Active Listener? |
- Able to work with others - Improve critical thinking, listening, writing, and speaking skills - Able to teach yourself - Managing your time - Gaining sensitivity to culture difference |
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Note Taking Formats |
- Cornell Format - Outline Format -Paragraph Format - List Format |
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Types of Memory |
Longterm: - Procedural memory- Knowing/solving something - Semantic memory- Facts without regard - Episodic memory- Events, Time, and Place Short term: how many items your able to perceive at one time |
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Memory Myths |
- Some people are stuck with bad memories - Some people have photographic memories - Memory benefits from long hours of practice - Remembering too much can clutter your mind - People use only 10% of brain power |
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Mnemonics |
- Various methods to improve your learning - Acronyms - Acrostics - Rhyme or songs - Visualization - Works best to learn through rhyme, patterns and associations |
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Literate |
The ability to find, interpret, and use info to meet your needs - Computer Literacy - Media Literacy - Cultural Literacy |
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Diversity |
- A variation in social and cultural identities among people living together |
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Ethnicity Culture and Race |
Ethnicity- the identity that is assigned to a specific group of people who are historically connected by a common national origin or language Culture- The aspects of a group of people that are passed on or learned Race: biological characteristics that are shaped by groups of people |
