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U100 Learning to Learn #3 Strategies for Success in College

U100 Learning to Learn #3 Strategies for Success in College. Self-Regulated Students: Take responsibility Change study behaviors Reflect on what they know. Let’s begin with a Review . To take good notes in a lecture there are a few important “tricks” to help you. What are they?. The Basics

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U100 Learning to Learn #3 Strategies for Success in College

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  1. U100 Learning to Learn #3Strategies for Success in College Self-Regulated Students: Take responsibility Change study behaviors Reflect on what they know

  2. Let’s begin with a Review To take good notes in a lecture there are a few important “tricks” to help you. What are they? The Basics Do your reading Bring materials Sit in front Postpone debate Participate in class Don’t judge teacher Relate class to you Teacher Clues • Repetition • Phrases (“3 factors...) • Board or Overhead • Teacher Non-Verbals • “This is important…” • Teacher excitement

  3. Can you use the “trick” to take notes in a psychology class. Let’s see … • Here are some suggestions you may have already followed: • Always bring the PowerPoints (or other notes) if the professor makes them available. • If the professor makes a blog or ProfCast available be sure to listen to it before class. • And always bring a notebook, pen, and other materials (e.g., textbook) to class to make it easier. • Here is the Lecture … Watch & Listen for clues

  4. Psychology Lecture on Information Processing As you watch this lecture be sure to take notes on the topics you believe will be on the Psychology test next week. What are the important ideas that the professor is lecturing about ?

  5. Quiz Question from 2 page Handout • On a piece of paper, explain what is meant by these statements in the Jungle Metaphor: • All animals must pass through the meadow to enter the jungle. • Once an animal enters the jungle they cannot leave. • To earn quiz points you will need to explain how the jungle relates to your brain according to the 2-page Jungle Metaphor handout.

  6. Basic Assumptions & PrinciplesA Quick Review Students are responsible for their learning. Take Responsibility. Expert students adjust their learning to the task. Change is essential. You can’t change if you don’t know you don’t know. Reflection is key. Change #1 will be Distributed Practice

  7. Distributed Practice & Rehearsal • Pair up with someone in your group and choose 10 key concepts from the communications chapter to “teach” them using your flash cards. Each member of the pair should “teach” their partner a different set of 10 words. Use your flashcards and consider the following approach: • Give them the definition and ask for the concept (vocabulary word), • Give them the concept and ask for the definition, • Use examples they will remember to help them remember, • Show them the definition (visual learning) and ask for concept, • Have them write out THEIR definition (kinesthetic), • Group the concepts and group them into “herds” with a label • Have your partner group the flash cards into similar piles … We’ll do this a number of times during this class

  8. Self-Regulated Learners SRL depends on students taking responsibility for their own learning, changing their behaviors, and changing their beliefs and attitudes. There are 3 dimensions to Self-Regulated Learning. The next two day we are going to talk about the 2nd dimension: • SR of Observable Behavior • SR of Cognitive Strategies • SR of Motivation and Emotions

  9. Multi-Tasking and Memory • Last class we talked about the problems with trying to multi-task (e.g., watch TV ) and study. Today we are going to look at why multi-tasking and studying are so difficult in college. • The reason is – The meadow can only hold so many animals at once. If you put too many animals into the meadow, some will be pushed back into the jungle and get lost again. • What in the world does that mean? • It means that we have to limit how many ideas we try to juggle at once or we will drop the ball. College learning requires concentrating on one set of concepts at a time.

  10. Let’s Watch YouTube for you Multi-Taskers Here is the link. Be sure to pay attention http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4 What does this video say about your ability to concentrate and pay attention? If you are watching TV and studying during the commercials, what are you learning? Why does your brain work this way?

  11. How does your Brain Work? • The Jungle Metaphor handout uses a metaphor to describe how your brain works. In your groups discuss the metaphor and the rules of the metaphor. • Animals must pass through the meadow to enter the jungle • Once an animal enters the jungle they cannot leave. What does this mean? How is it like your brain ?

  12. SR of Cognitive Strategies:How do we get the Animals into the Jungle? • Rehearsal • Distributed Practice - Using Flash Cards • Elaboration • Make it real for YOU - Finding examples in life • Organization • How do concepts relate? – Using concept maps

  13. Comparing Metaphor to StudyingThe Jungle & Comm Chapter Studying Rehearsal Elaboration Organization Rehearsal, Elaboration, and Organization are study skills Information Jungle Retrace/Wear a path Compare animals to ones you know Herd animals into groups College Studying Practice vocabulary over & over. Finding an example in your personal life. Comparing & Contrast similar concepts

  14. Metaphors & AnalogiesWays to Understand & Remember Many concepts and theories in college are abstract and difficult to visualize. To help us “see” them and remember them we need help. Metaphors and analogies are not just for English classes. When we can’t picture a concept we need to develop a way to see what we are learning. It makes it MUCH easier to learn. We need a familiar “picture” that helps us “see” the abstract idea. “The Jungle” is a metaphor for your brain. A computer is an analogy of your brain.

  15. Expanding our Models –How is your brain like a computer? For next class think about how our brains are like a computer. If you don’t know anything about how computers work, talk to your friend who is a geek and ask him/her to teach you about RAM and what the purpose of a computer hard-disk. And while you are at it, think of some examples from your own life of each of the concepts on your flash cards. But before we leave, let’s continue to wear a path in the jungle by using a bit more Rehearsal. Get out your flash card and work with your partner to memorize them

  16. Distributed Practice & Rehearsal • Pair up with someone in your group and choose 10 key concepts from the communications chapter to “teach” them using your flash cards. Each member of the pair should “teach” their partner a different set of 10 words. Use your flashcards and consider the following approach: • Give them the definition and ask for the concept (vocabulary word), • Give them the concept and ask for the definition, • Use examples they will remember to help them remember, • Show them the definition (visual learning) and ask for concept, • Have them write out THEIR definition (kinesthetic), • Group the concepts and group them into “herds” with a label • Have your partner group the flash cards into similar piles …

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