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Barbara Oakley and Christopher Kobus School of Engineering and Computer Science Oakland University

An Overview of Learning, Scheduling, and Anti-Procrastination Apps and Software for Students and Professors. Barbara Oakley and Christopher Kobus School of Engineering and Computer Science Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309. “So there's an iPhone app for fighting zombies. Interesting.”

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Barbara Oakley and Christopher Kobus School of Engineering and Computer Science Oakland University

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  1. An Overview of Learning, Scheduling, and Anti-Procrastination Apps and Software for Students and Professors Barbara Oakley and Christopher Kobus School of Engineering and Computer Science Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309

  2. “So there's an iPhone app for fighting zombies. Interesting.” ―Amelia Beamer, The Loving Dead

  3. What we will cover • Overview of procrastination • The effect of procrastination on learning • The Pomodoroand Lists • Task-related apps • Web blocking apps • Flashcard systems

  4. Understanding procrastination • 80%–95% of college students engage in procrastination • 75% of students consider themselves procrastinators • 50% of students procrastinate consistently and problematically • Students spend one third of their time procrastinating • Procrastination chronically affects 15%–20% of adults.

  5. Practice makes permanent—and takes time

  6. Procrastination

  7. The Pomodoro

  8. Working memory

  9. Make a List

  10. The value of a personal trainer • The value of a friend—the buddy system • Daily journaling

  11. Action Enforcer

  12. 30/30

  13. Jorte

  14. Procrastination – A Habit

  15. Limiting Time on the Web • Freedom Locks you away from the internet so you can be productive. ($10) (Both Mac & Windows) • For more specific blocking needs • StayFocused (Google Chrome) • LeechBlock (Firefox) • MeeTimer (Firefox) tracks and logs where you spend your time—even providing pop-up warnings.

  16. The simplest tool • Disable sound on your phone and computer • emails • messages

  17. Flashcard systems • StudyBlue  combines flashcards and notes with text messages when it’s time to study again, along with a direct link to the material. • Evernote Similar to StudyBlue • AnkiA really good flashcard system that’s got a good timing system for learning language-related things.

  18. Cheering each other on • www.43things.com Over three million people who list their goals and cheer one another on as they share their progress. • www.stickK.com

  19. Keep in mind… • Make subtle changes • Set finish time for the day

  20. A OU wiki experiment

  21. Now You Try! • Team up • What have you found most useful in this lecture? • Relate a specific example of how you will use something you’ve learned here. • Write down your feedback for us

  22. References • Boice, Robert. Procrastination and Blocking: A Novel, Practical Approach. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1996. • Fiore, Neil A. The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play. New York, NY: Jeremy Tarcher/Penguin, 2007. • Karpicke, J. D., and J. R. Blunt. "Retrieval practice produces more learning than elaborative studying with concept mapping." Science 331, no. 6018 (2011): 772-5. • Steel, P. "The nature of procrastination: a meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure." Psychological Bulletin 133, no. 1 (2007): 65-94.

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