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Succeeding In Any Type of Classroom

Take time to reflect on your virtual experience so far and examine areas that challenge you as a learner as you begin this term with both in person and virtual experiences.

  • Leverage Your Learning Style: Knowing how you learn is one of the most important skills to have not only in the classroom but also in the workplace.

  • Make Your Notes Work: Strategize on how to make your note taking strategy and organization work for you.

  • Learn Through Audio: Improve your ability to learn through listening to enhance your ability to retain information.
Leverage Your Learning Style
Know How You Learn

Once you know how you learn, you can successfully adapt to new teaching styles every semester.

Knowing your learning style can teach you how your mind gathers, interprets, organizes, and “stores” information for further use, which allows you to make the most of the time and energy you spend on new subjects.  
Make Your Notes Work
Strategies For Beginners

  • Scan for important ideas before reading more thoroughly.
  • Mark key words and concepts (examples).
  • Write down questions within the text as they occur to you.
  • Be selective about what you write: don't just list every fact you see!
  • Take notes by hand or type .(whichever works for you).
  • Draw things out if possible.
Advanced Strategies
  • Do you prefer the simple life? 'The Outline'
  • Want to maximize your review time? 'The Cornell'
  • Focused on one specific topic? 'The Mind Map'
  • Practicing your active listening skills? 'The Flow Chart'
  • Would you rather work smarter, not harder? 'Writing on Slides'
  • Are you a visual learner? Love to doodle? 'Bullet Journal'
Can I Just Write On The Article?

Sure! But ask yourself: "Am I taking notes, or just highlighting?" Keep yourself honest (and retaining information) using the strategies in the link below.
Learn Through Audio
Auditory Learning Strategies

  • Attend class
  • Read out loud
  • Attend discussions and tutorials
  • Start/join a small study group
  • Review notes within 24 hours of class
  • Recite, restate, and summarize key information and ideas to yourself
  • Explain and talk about what you are learning to others
  • Record lectures when possible a
  • Leave spaces in notes for later recall and 'filling in'
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Questions? Do you have a suggestion for academic resources that will help students while engaging in learning?

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