Student Success

Week 6 Final Project

1. Please complete the written portion of your Personal Strategic Plan Note:  If you have already completed and submitted the written portion, check the Blackboard submission area for Week 5 by Sunday evening to see if I have made any comments or recommended changes.  

2. Create a 6-8 slide presentation representing your Vision and Goals graphically.  You do not have write each of your goal statements on the slides.  However, you may include a word or two on each slide representing your goal, like, Career, Family, etc.

3. Attach this Presentation to the Submission box in Blackboard.  Also, copy and paste the written portion in the Submission box.

4. Please write a single page paper describing at least 3 new strategies you learned and are willing to or have already started to put into practice.  

5. Leave a comment below about your experience completing the PSP.  How did it make you feel?  What did you learn about yourself?  Even if you didn’t learn anything new about yourself, why would this be a good exercise for other students like yourself?  

Chapters 9 & 10 Rehearsal and Reviewing Strategies

1. What is the difference between rehearsing and reviewing?

2. What are the 2 types of rehearsal strategies?  What are the benefits of each of these strategies and which do you or would you prefer to use and why?

3. Respond to “What can Frank do?”

4. Describe the 5 basic reviewing strategies in your own words and tell me which one appeals to you the most.

5. Please submit all responses by pasting them in the Submission Box.  You may also attach a copy for security purposes.

PERSON STRATEGIC PLAN PROJECT

1. Get your copy of the PSP here

WATCH THE OVERVIEW

2. Begin work on the written plan immediately.  If you have questions, please leave them in the comment box below so that we can all see and respond to them.

3. The second part of the PSP will be a brief PowerPoint or Keynote presentation visually representing your Vision and Goal statements.  You may also use Google Presentation or any other online presentation tool to do this part of the assignment.  However, at this point do not focus on this part of the assignment until you have completed the written portion.

Chapter 7. Note Taking

1. Read Chapter 7 on Note Taking.

2. Write a 1-page reflective paper addressing the following questions:

• What are the Characteristics of Good Notes?
• What are the factors that affect a students’ ability to take good notes?
• What are the guidelines for taking notes?
• How can you stay active during note taking?
• What are the myths of note taking?

3. As you are writing this paper try to share personal examples or preferences.  For example, which of the factors, characteristics, myths, etc do you prefer, find true, or disagree with?

Chapter 8. Active Reading

1. Describe the 3 Annotation Pitfalls in your own words.

2. Which one or ones can you most identify with?

Chapter 5. How People Learn

1. Read Chapter 5 in your textbook.

2. Complete: “What can Melissa do” by writing your response on a document and then pasting the it to the submission box located in Blackboard.

3. Watch this Video (Yes, this is the same video, however, the question to be answered is different.  It is related to Multiple Intelligences):

4. Download and take this inventory: Multiple Intelligence Inventory

5. Answer the following questions in the comment area:

• Did you discover anything new about yourself as a result of taking this inventory?
• Tell me 3 things you learned from the video regarding how your abilities or natural intelligences can help motivate you.
• Please comment on at least two other comments.

Chapter 6 Figuring Out the Task

1. Read Chapter 6 in your textbook.

2. Under the section of your chapter entitled, “How Is the Task Communicated?” do the following:

• Write a 1-2 page paper describing in your own words each of the steps listed in this section.
• In this paper also describe why you believe some students do NOT follow the steps listed here.

3. Submit your paper by copying and pasting it in Blackboard.  You may attach it and email it as a backup.  However, the primary way to submit this assignment is to copy and paste it!

Welcome to Week Two!

1. Read Chapter 3 in your textbook.
2. Write one half page (double space, 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins all around) describing the (4) Types of Academic Attitudes.
3. Write a paragraph answering the question, “What can Mario do?”  This found toward the end of the chapter.
4. Watch this video:

1. Write a one half page summary of the video and your reflections.  That is, what 1 or 2 things can and will you commit to using.
2. Submit all of your work using these two methods:

• Copy and Paste to the Assignment Submission box under Week Three in Blackboard
• Attach a copy using the Assignment Submission
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Chapter 4.

1. Read Chapter 4 in your textbook.
2. Respond to these questions in the comments section below: 
• What areas in life present the most stress for you?
• Which subjects present the most stress for you and why? 
3. Be sure to comment on the comments of others.