- 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? |
| Discussing the topic with others. | · Set up a study group of like-minded peers
· Engage with the online community |
| Writing down important parts. | · Make time to go through slides and take the time to write it down. |
| Staying focussed in lectures. | · Ensuring I am motivated.
· Not allowing myself to be distracted. |
| Keeping up to date with tasks. | · Making a study plan so I know when I must complete tasks by. |
| Being organised. | · Keeping my notes and resources in a tidy way.
· Following a study plan. · Noting down when I have lectures each week. |
| Recognition/Reflection | Action | |
| What hinders my learning? | How can I address this factor? | |
| I’m easily distracted.
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· 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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| I can lose motivation easily. | · Have a positive mind set and have goals that I want to reach. | |
| I can’t focus for large amounts of time. | · Manage my time effectively so that I don’t have too much work to do in one large chunk. | |
| Social Media. | · I need to turn off Social Media and my phone when I am studying so I don’t get distracted. | |
Activity 2
- November
Complete all online units over course of month.
-Unit one by 13th
-Unit two by 20th
-Unit three by 27th
Begin to gather research for my Essays and Presentation.
Begin Philosophy essay around 25th
- December
Complete both essays and presentation whilst studying for presentation.
- January
Complete all TDT’s
Prepare for placement.
