Success@College Strategies That You Can Build or Enhance for Success By Dr. Heather Drummond, Ed.D. Counselling Psychology Counsellor/Professor @ Mohawk College

Success Strategies Mastery Motivation Mindset Note-Taking Active Learning Time Management Skills Mastery Personality Temperament Learning Style Goal Setting Motivation Growth Mindset GRIT Persistence Mindset

Note-Taking Mastery

The Cornell Method of Note Taking

Time management Mastery

Time Management Strategies Gain Perspective! Time is on your side. There are 168 hours in each week. If you set aside 56 hours for sleep and 40 hours for academics, that leaves you with 72 hours for everything else. 8 Time Management Strategies Make a To-Do List Everyday Keep Your Work with You Don’t Be Afraid to Say “No” Find Your Productive Time Create a Dedicated Study Time Budget Your Time Try Not to Get Side-Tracked Develop Good Sleep Patterns Use the Tools! Use Your Tools!

Time Management Resources Technology Old School

Personality Temperament Motivation

Personality Factors: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Judging Perceiving Environment Orientation J P Scheduled Organize their lives Systematic Methodical Make short-term and long-term plans Like to have things decided Try to avoid last-minute pressures Spontaneous Flexible Casual Open-Ended Adapt, change course Like things loose and open to change Feel energized by last minute pressures Flexible Flow Experience Curious Spontaneous Openness Wait Discoveries Receptive Organized Structure Control Decisive Deliberate Closure Plan Deadlines Productive

Learning Styles Motivation

Visual*Auditory*Kinesthetic Always have the "big picture" before you go to class or start reading your textbook. Find a way to use/ create graphs, charts, illustrations or other visual aids When trying to remember things, close your eyes to get a “picture” or image of the information to facilitate recall Auditory: After you read a page in your textbook, summarize the information out loud in your own words. Repeat facts with eyes closed. Record your instructor’s lecture, and if you are a commuter, listen to the tape on the way home, either in your car or on the bus or subway. Discuss the material that you have been learning with a friend or study group. Kinesthetic: Create learning opportunities to ‘try it out’ Use many of your senses as possible when you study:  see, hear, touch, taste, and smell. This creates an experiential learning environment.

Follow Me! Learning Styles Inventory Check out my eSuccessCoaching Blog for a Learning Styles Inventory Link: http://successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/success-coaching-mohawk-study-tip-learning-styles/

Growth Mindset Mindset

Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset A “fixed mindset” people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort. They’re wrong! People with a “growth mindset,” believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point.

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success “no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment” Dr. Carol S. Dweck Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Growth Mindset Blog Links: Getting Your Mindset Ready for College! A Simple Mindset that Improves Long Term Memory

Success Coaching Using Social Media to Help You Improve Your Chances of College Success!

SuccessCoaching @ MohawkCollege Twitter “Quotes, Comments, Strategies & Links” WordPress Blog “Expansion on “Quotes, Comments” & Quick Tips E-Learn “Growth Tools” The Spark The Thinking The Doing @SuccessMohawk http://successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com/ SuccessCoaching @ MohawkCollege

Blog Highlights 12 Stress Management Tips http://successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/12-stress-management-tips/ Quick Learning Strategy Tip! A Simple Mindset that Encourages Long- Term Memory http://successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/quick-learning-strategy-tip-a-simple-mindset-that- encourages-long-term-memory/ Procrastination Survey http://successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/are-you-a-procrastinator/ Music & Learning http://successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/weekly-study-tip-music-learning-baroque-music/

How to Find Me Follow Me! Contact Me “Old School” Twitter: Blog: @SuccessMohawk Blog: www.successcoachingmohawkcollege.wordpress.com Dr. Heather Drummond “The Square” – Fennell Campus – C102 905-575-2102 heather.drummond@mohawkcollege.ca