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Effective Learning: Lecture 1

Effective Learning: Lecture 1. Learning Strategies With thanks to David Smith. Why Am I here!?!?. Social Interaction Critical Thinking Learning. What Are You Trying to Achieve?. Friends Personal growth Degree. Planning Your Time. Short-Term Planning. Have a Routine

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Effective Learning: Lecture 1

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  1. Effective Learning: Lecture 1 Learning Strategies With thanks to David Smith

  2. Why Am I here!?!? • Social Interaction • Critical Thinking • Learning

  3. What Are You Trying to Achieve? • Friends • Personal growth • Degree

  4. Planning Your Time

  5. Short-Term Planning • Have a Routine • Fill Gaps Constructively • Break-up Study into Tasks • Balance Work… With FUN!

  6. Re-Evaluate Your Plan • Be flexible • Essay Deadlines • Exam Revision • Reading Weeks • Know Yourself • Be Honest….and Realistic!

  7. Workload and Deadlines • Know your deadlines well in advance • Familiarise yourself with module information and assessments • http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/study-schemes/ • Break up tasks into long, medium and short term • Allow time for preparation • Allow for the unexpected (illness, hangovers etc.) • If you can’t meet a deadline, request an extension via your department office (not automatically granted)

  8. HELP! What to do if it’s all going wrong.

  9. HELP! • Personal • Student Advice and Counseling • Residential Support Team (Wardens) • Friends • Nightline (contact Students’ Union for details)

  10. HELP! • Personal Tutor, Module Coordinators, Part One Coordinator • Effective Study Collection • Study Practices Programme (Student Support): • Classes for writing, seminar/lecture skills, information skills • Individual consultations with RLF Writing fellows • http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/student-support/study-skills/ • Students Union for equal opportunities advice • Health Services (contact Student Welcome Centre)

  11. Approaching Difficult Study Material • Find more general sources to lead you in • Check your lecture notes • Form a study group • Pool your reading • Explain things to each other • Ask your tutor • Ask in the relevant libraries (specialist librarians can advise)

  12. Why go to lectures? • Provide a frame of reference • Good introduction to the topic • Give clues as to what is important for essays and exams • Focus on aims of modules

  13. Taking Notes • Familiarise yourself with the topic before the lecture • Is there a handout? It might be easier to annotate that • Are handouts available through AberLearn Blackboard? • Develop a personal shorthand • Go over your notes afterwards • Correct errors and illegibility • Add more detail • Mindmaps may help • Have a system for organising and filing your notes

  14. Taking Good Notes • Leave lots of space for later thoughts and analysis • Mark Key Concepts • Colour • Icons • Highlighting • Categories and Hierarchies • Number the pages!

  15. Reading • Why? • Greater depth of knowledge • Selection • Understand the library • Know why you are reading • Organisation • Reading lists • Checking availability through libraries and online resources • Prioritising reading

  16. Seminars • Take the opportunity to share ideas and find out what others think • Support your position with reasoned argument • Take notes • Be prepared to make presentations • Don’t be shy – everyone is nervous • Be tolerant too!

  17. Summary… • Goals • Time management • Sources of assistance • Lectures • Note-taking • Reading • Seminars

  18. The End • Any questions? • The next lecture will be on essays and assignments.

  19. Any questions? • Study Practices Programme (Student Support): • Classes for writing, seminar/lecture skills, information skills • Individual consultations with RLF Writing fellows. Contact writers@aber.ac.uk for appointments • learner-support@aber.ac.uk – for any learning difficulties e.g. dyslexia • http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/student-support/study-skills/

  20. Feedback • Please provide some comments for further development of this seminar: • http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/aber/study1_learning • A link is also provided at the main Student Support Study Practices page: • http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/student-support/study-skills/effective-study/

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