Keys to successful college learning.docx

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Keystosuccessfulcollegelearning

Keystosuccessfulcollegelearning

Asweknow,collegestudentrequireuniquequalitiestobesuccessful.Nowherearesomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulcollegestudennts.

Inmyopinion,timemanagementisthemostimportantquality.Manystudentsfindthatthecollegecourserequiresthemalotoftime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.Sotheyshouldmanagetheirtimereasonablyandbeawareofthattheyhavespecifictimescommittedtoattendingandpreparingforeachcourse.Inaddition,studentsshouldfeelhealthy,getadequatesleepandmaketimeforexercise.

Furthermore,theyoughttotaketheprogramseriously.Theyshouldkeepupwiththeprogressofthecourse.Theyneedtoattendallclassesandhaveregularstudytimesandberesponsiblefortheirsuccessorfailure.

Peoplewhohavethequalitiesaboveusuallymakeverysucessfulcollegestudent.Ifyouhavethesequalities,collegelearningmaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesyouwillevermake.

TimeManagement:

KeytoSuccessfulLearning

Dr.WaldoKeller,ProfessorEmeritus

TimeManagement

ThisTIMEMANAGEMENTPROGRAMissuccessfulwhenyouapproachitwithapositiveattitudeoforganization,notregimentation,foryourmostpreciousresource:

yourtime.Goalsofthisprogramhaveaprioritylistthatisveryimportanttoyouracceptingthisasabetterwaytoliveandlearn:

Knowingyouhavespecifictimescommittedtoattending,andpreparingfor,eachcourse. 

Knowingyouhavesometimeforyourselfandsignificantothers. 

Knowingthatyouarekeepinguptothebestofyourability. 

Knowingthatyouhave"controlled"distractions. 

Feelinghealthy,gettingadequatesleep,andmakingtimeforexercise.

Acknowledgingtheseprioritiesallowsyoutoexperienceproductivestudytimethatleadstoanenjoyableeducationalexperience.Effectivetimemanagementprogramsrequireyoutoestablishprioritiesthatwillhelpyouaccomplishyourgoals.  

YOURFIRSTPRIORITYSHOULDBETHATOFATTENDINGSCHEDULEDLECTURESANDLABS.  

Yoursecondpriority,intermsofblocksoftimetoattendto,iswhatIcall"ME"or"WE"time.Thisincludestimeforexercise（swimming,running,organizedsports）,relaxation（readingforpleasure,knitting,movies,televisionorjustloafingaround!

）,volunteeringinthecommunity,orfamilyactivities.Itcomesasasurprisetomanystudentsthatthistimeissecondontheprioritylist,butIpersonallyfeelthatit'sacriticaltimecommitmentthatyoumustmake.Overtheyears,I'veobservedthatprofessionalstudentsexperiencingacademicdifficultieshave,forthemostpart,givenupestablishedtimecommitmentstothemselves.Thishasadevastatingeffectontheirframeofmind.Whenthe"ME"or"WE"timeisconsumedbystudyinganyfunyoumighthaveinyourcollegeexperiencecanquicklybelostandyouendupmadatthecollege,faculty,family,andfriends.Youmayevenquitinteractingwithyourownpets!

Thequestionyouneedtoaskandansweristwo-fold:

whatdoIwantfor"ME/WE"timeandhowmuchofitdoIfeelIneed?

Ifyou'vegotasignificantother,sitdowntogetherandworkoutthispartofyourscheduleearlyintheterm.Asthesemestercontinues,yourcommitmentto"ME"or"WE"timemayhavetobeadjusted.Myrecommendationisthatyoublockoutallthetimeyoufeelisnecessaryforyoutocontinuetodowhatyouliketodoandwhichyourfeelmaintainsyoursteadystateofmentalandphysicalhealth. 

Itmaybethatasyoucompletethetimeschedule,you'llhavetobackoffonsomecommitmentto"ME"time,butyou'llhavedonethisbaseduponwhatyourealizeisanimportantprioritysystem,andeachsemesterwillbedifferent.Ultimately,youmustfeelgoodaboutwhatyou'redoing,andhavingscheduledtimetoperformwellinyourclasseswillgiveyouthepeaceofmindthatmakesitallpossibleandstillbefun.Ifyouarenothavinganyfun,itmaynotbeworthdoingit.  

Hereareafewdocumentedfactsyoushouldconsiderwhenmakingyourtimecommitments:

Researchindicatesaverageadultsneed7hrsofsleeptofunctionoptimally.Onesuggestionistoestablishaschedulethatputsthe7-hourblockintothemostcompatiblepositionwithadailyschedulethatstartsat7a.m.Thismeansgoingtobedat12midnightatthelatest.Ifyoufindyourselfrequiringmuchmorethanthe7hours,youmaybedealingwithsomelevelofpsychologicaldepressionandshouldconsidercounseling.Ifashortnapafteryourlastclassisneeded,blockoutamaximumof30to60minutes.Eventuallyworktowardputtingastudysessionintothattimeblockandseeifthatyieldsgreaterrewardsintheclassroom. 

What'syourperspectiveontime?

24hrsperdayx7days=168availablehoursperweek 

7hrsofsleepeachnightx7days=49hrstosleepeachweek（119hrsleft） 

3hrsperdayof"ME"timex7days=21hrsoffunorrelaxation（98hrsleft） 

25hrsscheduledforlecture/labperweek=73hrsleft 

1hrofstudyforeachlecture/labx25hours=48hrsleft 

2hrsperdayforeating,grooming,etc.x7days=14hourspersonalhygiene（34hrsleft） 

34hourstogiveprioritytimetoworkand/ormorestudy.Forsomeofyou,onehourofstudyperclassperdaymaynotbeenough,soyou'llneedtocommitmoretimetostudyblocks.

Thepointofthisexerciseisthattherereallyistimetodomosteverythingthatyoudecideyouwanttodowell!

!

Effectivestudytimeforagivensubjectdeterioratesafter50to60minutesofconcentration.Youcanenhance"effectivestudytime"bytakingshortbreaksof5to10minutesandchangingthesubjectmatteryou'rereviewing. 

Themosteffectivestudyingisaccomplishedwithoutcompetingsensoryinputsuchasthestereo,radio,television,orevenhavingyourpetonyourlap.（Makeadequatetimeforthethesealternativesensoryinputsduringyour"ME"time）. 

Optimallyyoushouldstudyeachcoursethesamedayasthelectureorlab,butatleastbeforethenextlecture/labmeeting.A60-minutestudyblockforeachlecturemaynotbeenoughforthatonehourofinformation,whichmeansthatyou'llneedtoschedulesomeadditionaltimeforthatcourse.Eachweekendduringthesemesteryoushouldblockstudytimeforthenextweekandmakeanynecessarychangesforthosecoursesthatrequiremoretime.Donotmodifyyourweekdaystudyscheduleduringtheweek,butusetheweekendtoscheduleyourstudyblockstogetyouwellpreparedfornextweek.

YOUWILLFEELGOODABOUTYOURSELFANDCOMFORTABLEWITHTHEPROGRAMWHEN:

Youhavescheduledspecifictimetostudyeachcourse（thepositivepsychologyofthisisthatyouarenottryingtostudyasubjectwhileworryingabouttimespentelsewhere）; 

Youhavebalanced"ME"and"WE"timesothatyou'reenjoying（orrejuvenating）yourselfandyoursignificantother（s）arenotmadatyouforneglectingthem. 

Youmakethenecessaryadjustmentseachweekendtoreflecttheneedforadditionaltimeincertaincourses. 

ThisschedulingprocessisthekeytoTIMEMANAGEMENTANDMINIMIZATIONOFANXIETYANDSTRESS.Iwishyouthebestofluckandhopethatyou'llletusknowifandhowthissystemworkedforyou!

Pleasewritetome（Keller@cvm.msu.edu）orDr.SarahAbood（aboodsar@cvm.msu.edu）intheOfficeofAcademicProgramsandStudentServiceswithyourfeedback.ThankYou,WallyKeller. 

KeystoCollegeSuccess

∙ClassroomEtiquette

∙AcademicAdvising

∙AcademicHonesty

∙SuccessTips

∙TestTakingStrategies

∙CampusResources

∙JobsforStudentsfromOutsideEmployers

∙Immunization

ClassroomEtiquette

StudentE-mail

ThecollegecommunicateswithstudentsthroughtheBuccaneerstudentemailaccount.STUDENTSARERESPONSIBLEFORALLINFORMATIONSENTTOTHEIRACCOUNT.Visithttp:

//start.buccaneer.atlantic.edutoaccessyouremailaccount.ForquestionscontactEnrollmentServicesat （609）343-5005,orregister@atlantic.edu.

PreparationforClass

∙Youareexpectedtoarrivetoclassontimeandremainforthedurationoftheclass.

∙Ifyouknowyouaregoingtobelateorhavetoleaveearly,informtheprofessorbeforeclass.

∙Ifyouarrivelateorhavetoleaveearly,dosoasquietlyaspossible;donotdisrupttheclass（makesureyouknowtheclasspolicyforlatenessandearlydepartures）.

∙Arrivetoclassprepared;withyourtextbook（s）,andsuppliesforclass,paper,pens,pencils,etc.

∙Doyourhomeworkandreadaheadsoyoucanactivelyparticipateinclassroomdiscussions.

DisruptiveBehavior

∙Studentswhosebehaviormakesteachingandlearningdifficultforothersintheclassroomisdefinedasdisruptivebehavior.Examplesinclude:

Beinglate,sleeping,talking,andmakingnoise,texting,repeatedlyinterrupting,andpassingnotes.

∙Talkingduringclassdisruptsthelearningenvironment.

∙Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething,asktheprofessor,notyourclassmate. Thereareprobablyotherstudentswhohavethesamequestion.

∙Ifyouhaveanunrelatedquestionforyourclassmate,askafterclass;writeitdownifyouareafraidyouwillforget.

∙Donotstartrustlingpapersandbooksbeforetheendofclass.Thisbehaviorisrude,particularlywhentheprofessorisstillspeaking

ElectronicDevices

∙Allcellphonesandotherelectronicdevicesshouldbeturnedoffduringclass. Phonesshouldbeputonvibrate  ifthereisanurgentsituationpending.

∙Donottakephonecallsduringclasstime.

∙Donotwearheadphonesduringclass,evenifyourdeviceisoff.

DressCode

∙Studentsareexpectedtodressappropriateforcampuslife.

∙Footwearandshirtsarerequiredinsideallbuildingsandatallcollegefunctions.

CodeofConduct

∙Thecollegehasazerotolerancepolicyforthreatening