- Managing My Learning
Activity 1
Complete the table below to identify and reflect on those factors and plan actions for each.
| Recognition/ Reflection | Action |
| What helps my learning? | How can I utilise this? |
| Example: “Discussing the topic with others” | · Set up a study group of like-minded peers
· Engage with the online community |
| Engaging with reading before lectures | · Engaging with reading helps me to have an understanding of what is going to be spoken about at the following lecture.
· Engage with new knowledge |
| Rewrite notes after lectures | · Rewriting my notes from previous lectures enables me to engage with the work from that class
· This helps me to remember what we discussed |
| Engaging with lecture PowerPoints | · This helps me have an understanding of what is going to be spoken about at the following lecture |
| Quiet study space | · Having a quiet space to study in works well for me |
| Colourful neat notes | · Neat, colour coded notes helps me to remember and engage in what we are learning |
| Recognition/Reflection | Action | |
| What hinders my learning? | How can I address this factor? | |
| Example: “I’m easily distracted” | · Study in a place where distractions are minimal
· Read lecture notes before the lecture and then take notes lectures to keep me focused |
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| Lose concentration quickly | · Keep focused by taking notes and listening carefully | |
| Distracted by my phone | · Turn it off when studying
· Only use it when appropriate |
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| Writing quickly in lectures | · I struggle to write quickly in lectures which hinders me from gaining all the knowledge in that lesson
· I try to have an understanding of what is going to be spoken about during that lecture and plan in advance |
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