Academic Strategies
Academic Strategies is designed to assist students in reaching the following objectives:
- Develop proficiency in the use of effective listening, note taking, and study skills
- Develop the ability to accommodate differing teaching styles and course demands
- Apply active processing and review strategies to credit course work
- Provide students with individual attention in developing study strategies that will maximize the possibility of success in credit courses
- Topics include, but are not limited to: the study process, Cornell note-taking, learning styles, textbooks & reading, test preparation/test anxiety, critical thinking, concept mapping, and creation of two study projects
Motivation and Wellness
Motivation and Wellness is designed to assist students with motivation, time management, and self-care. Students will develop a proficiency in the understanding of:
- Self-motivation
- Goals and goal setting
- Stress management
- Dimensions of wellness
- Topics include, but are not limited to: course syllabi and planning, self-system thinking, instrinsic/extrinsic motivation, procrastination, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, library resources, financial literacy, time management, goal-setting, thinking errors, locus of control, and sleep issues
Students will develop the ability to analyze their motivation and create a plan for motivation management. Students will be able to assess their current wellness and create a plan for behavior change.
