Time Management SLS 2901 Instructor: Laura Foote T/R 12:30-1:45PM “Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent. Be careful you do not let other people spend it for you.” – Carl Sandburg
“What did I read again?” What is one success strategy you might apply from today’s #Success reading? How do you think college learning might be different from high school? What does the text say to expect? How have you managed your time in the past? How might your process work and/or need to change for college?
Motivation What is “Hope So” Land? What does “Hope So” Land look and feel like? What is “Know So” Land? What does “Know So” Land look and feel like?
Reflect How far did you get? What were you thinking? What were you feeling? What did you do? What happened when you got stuck?
How high did you go this time? How and why does knowing the plan make a difference?
Motivation What is your passion? How can you create passion about course content you don’t love? What kind of things keep you from being motivated? What kinds of things keep you from meeting your goal?
A simple formula... Planning = Increased Efficiency >>>Stress Reduction Academic planning: A 3-Part Process A. Semester Master Plan B. Weekly Plan C. Daily Plan
Semester Master Plan Format? – Large wall calendars – Electronic – Planners – Whiteboards When? – At the start of the semester What to plan? – Course expectations – syllabus – Blackboard Plot all major due dates Plan for support appointments – Your professor – Writing Center – Tutoring
Semester Master Plan Month: SunMonTuesWedThursFriSat Month: SunMonTuesWedThursFriSat
Weekly Plan Based on Master Schedule – monitor impending due dates Block out homework and study times each week – IE: always do math homework later that same day while it’s fresh Block out work or other weekly activities Prioritize things to accomplish – Set realistic deadlines for yourself Be flexible - have some “adjustment” times Specifically identify time for: – Reading assignments – Study sessions – Parts of assignments – “chunks”
Week of: TimeSunMonTuesWedThursFriSat 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 Weekly Plan Format
Daily Plan “To Do” List stems from weekly plan Prioritize – from most to least immediate deadlines Be specific Stick to the plan and revise at the end of the day
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Learn to tolerate discomfort Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do,when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. --Thomas Huxley tips_566afac3e4b0f290e522e561