Course Highlights
  • Compare two modes of thinking and their effective use.
  • Identify the cause of procrastination and how to stop doing it.
  • Explain how sleep and exercise improve learning and memory. 
  • Discover how active learning can help you study more effectively.
Curriculum

12 Topics
Video 1: Easy Does It: Why Trying Too Hard Can Sometimes Be a Problem!
Video 2: Using a Tomato to Avoid Putting Things Off
Video 3: Broadening Your Passions
Video 4: Fun with Space Aliens
Video 5: How to Wake Up Smarter
Welcome and Meet the Instructors
Module 1
Discussion: Reward Yourself
Focused vs Diffuse Drag and Drop
Can you recognize a Pomodoro?
Can you find the parts that help you learn?
Sleep and Memory

11 Topics
Video 6: We Love Metaphors!
Video 7: Recall
Optional Video: How to Integrate a Flashcard Retrieval Practice System into This Course
Video 8: Working Memory
Video 9: Slick Tricks to Build Your Memory
Video 10: Even Crazier Memory Tricks
Recall Exercise
The Memory Palace Technique
Quiz: Module 2
Discussion: Metaphors to Help You Learn
Discussion: Mnemonics

18 Topics
Video 11: How Rachel Almost Backed the Car into a…
Video 12: Who Stole My Parking Spot? The Challenges of Information Overload
Video 13: How to Pump Up Your Brain
Video 14: Surprises About Learning: Your Worst Traits Can Be Your Best
Video 15: How to Do Well on Tests
Video 16: The Keys to Success in Your Learning
Test Checklist
My Learning Journal
Please Rate this Course on Class Central
Learning by Teaching
Recommended Books
Quick self-check
Module 3
Discussion: Pump Up Your Brain
Discussion: Implementing the Keys to Success
School Bag & Locker Hotspot
Do you remember the steps for a "Hard Start Approach"?
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