Most people think homework ends when the professor stops grading it. They’re wrong. In truth, the real homework begins the moment the syllabus runs out, when you start connecting ideas across disciplines, watching a documentary about a topic you stumbled across in class, or following your curiosity into places no assignment ever asked you to... Continue Reading →
Study Smarter, Not Harder: Effective Techniques for College Success
Actor Peter Dinklage once said in a speech to rise the rest of our lives to meet us. Whenever I search for a way to make my life more efficient and in alignment I remember his speech. https://youtu.be/eCBnbRmXQtU?si=RA87QcXrdYJk61uX Here is the video if anyone wants to watch it. There was a time when I would... Continue Reading →
Decoding the Numbers: How I Conquered My Statistics Midterm with 98%
Before we get started it's important to know that my statistics class is online and it is introduction to statistics otherwise known as Math 146. My professor uses WAMAP which allows homework assignments to be engaging which it made this all the more easier for my learning style. For example if I get a question... Continue Reading →
Another College Student Study Method: Chunking Reading Assignments for Retention
Okay, I have found another study method, and that is, when a lot of reading is assigned, to break the reading material into chunks over several days, even when discussion board responses are due. An example would be: I read half of what is assigned, I cover enough to answer the question that is due... Continue Reading →
