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Time Management & Schedule Building
- 1. CLICK TO EDIT SUB HEADLINE TIME MANAGEMENT
- 2. HALL OF FAME: WORST TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. EVER. (ASHLEIGH BRIGHT, FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEARS OF COLLEGE)
- 3. HA! GOOD LUCK FINDING ANYTHING. (LIKE THE DUE DATE FOR MY ENGLISH PAPER.)
- 4. NOPE AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY.
- 5. THIS ACTUALLY WORKED! ...UNTIL I LEFT IT AT ONE WORLD. (PROMPTLY REPLACED WITH A WALL CALENDAR.)
- 6. LET’S CHAT ABOUT IT! What sort of Time management methods do you use currently?
- 7. HOW CAN TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS HELP YOU? • LESS STRESS • REACH GOALS IN CLASSES • FREE TIME IS RELAXING
- 8. How do we make time management effective? • Identify your priorities – your goals for the day and the semester • Make the schedule visible and easy to access • Create an Action Plan • Get Organized • Breathe!
- 9. Identifying Priorities What goes into your schedule • Some key things to include: • Classes • Study time • Meals • Work • Sleep • Breaks
- 10. Building Your Schedule • Start with things that have set times that you can’t change • Classes and work are examples • Add in study times • Try to keep these between 1 – 1.5 hours • Don’t forget meals, breaks, and other activities!
- 11. Class times go in first!
- 12. Next, we add in work.
- 13. Now it’s time for homework and study times! Notice that these blocks are just an hour long
- 15. Find time to eat
- 16. Breaks are really important! Make sure to include them in your schedule.
- 17. • Planning for every hour of the day can be overwhelming • Include as much detail as you need
- 18. Schedule Building & Online Classes Making structure for yourself • Online courses can provide a lot of scheduling freedom • It’s important to give yourself from structure • Building your own structure can help with motivation and keep you on top of the work • Remember to be specific! • Say exactly what you plan on doing during the time you block out
- 19. Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH • If your classes require you to attend a Zoom Lecture, plug those times in first • Just like our other schedule, start with things that have set times
- 20. Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Watch Recorded Lectures Watch Recorded Lectures Watch Recorded Lectures Take Notes on Posted Slides Take Notes on Posted Slides • Schedule time to view lectures or slides for classes that don’t have normal meeting times • Putting time in your schedule for these activities can help keep you on track for finishing material
- 21. Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Watch Recorded Lectures Watch Recorded Lectures Watch Recorded Lectures Take Notes on Posted Slides Take Notes on Posted Slides Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying • Just like before, schedule time for homework and studying
- 22. Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for BIOL Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom Lecture for ISEM Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Zoom for MATH Watch Recorded Lectures Watch Recorded Lectures Watch Recorded Lectures Take Notes on Posted Slides Take Notes on Posted Slides Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying Homework & Studying • Note: I left a lot of space in the schedule • When you have all online classes, it is important to build in time to be flexible
- 23. Making Your Schedule Visible Find the method that works for you • It’s important to make your schedule visible • Actually recording what you need to do can help motivate you to do it • You can use: • Paper planner • Your phone/Outlook • Organizational apps • Wall Calendar/White board
- 24. Making Your Schedule Visible Find the scale that works for you • Semester • Monthly • Weekly • Daily
- 25. Semester Schedule • Great for finding trends in your semester • Can identify busy weeks and plan ahead • Unfortunately, you don’t have a lot of detail about what is happening each week/day
- 26. Semester Schedule The syllabus – the secret study guide • Contains important information & dates • Consider the course schedule as a study template – you can plan your studying in advance
- 27. Semester Schedule • Open the Excel 2021 Academic Calendar Handout. • How many weeks are there until midterms? • What do you need to complete by then?
- 28. DO YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED? HAVE YOU FOUND A WAY OF STUDYING THAT YOU ENJOY? (THAT IS MORE OR LESS PLEASANT? THAT YOU FEEL IS EFFECTIVE?) PROCRASTINATION: THE SCHEDULE KILLER
- 29. DOES STRESS KEEP YOU FROM STARTING BIG PROJECTS? TRY AN ACTION PLAN! DO YOU STUDY BETTER AT A SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY? INCLUDE THAT INTO YOUR SCHEDULE! DO YOU STUDY BETTER WITH PEERS? TRY SI PASS, STUDY GROUPS, OR TUTORING! HEAD OFF PROCRASTINATION BEFORE IT STARTS
- 30. Create An Action Plan Time Management for Specific Tasks
- 31. Action Plan • An action plan is a way of taking a large task and breaking it up into smaller, more manageable pieces • You can action plan big projects, homework assignments, study sessions, or anything else! • When making your action plan, it is important to include intermediate deadlines • These deadlines can help prevent procrastination
- 32. Action Plan Your Study Plan • Develop a study plan for you a class you have right now • Study Chapter 6 of Biology: Deadline – Feb 26 • Skim the chapter in the textbook – 2/17 • Attend Zoom Lectures – 2/20, 2/22, 2/24 • Take detailed notes • Write down all important terms/concepts on one page – 2/21 • Try out practice problems – 2/23 • Write 2-3 sentence summaries for each section of notes – 2/24
- 33. Action Plan A Paper • Develop a plan to write a paper • Complete English paper – Due 2/28 • Find 3 sources – 2/16 • Develop a thesis statement – 2/18 • Write an extended outline – 2/20 • Have 1000 words written – 2/22 • Have 2500 words written – 2/23 • Have 4000 words written – 2/24 • Submit rough draft to Writing Center – 2/25 • Edit and review – 2/27 • Submit paper – 2/28
- 34. Action Plan Your Day • You can think of this like a structured to-do list! • Plan for 2/24 • Check email and respond – 8 to 9 AM • Attend Zoom Lecture for ECON – 9:30 AM • Summarize notes after lecture – 10:30 – 11 AM • Break • Take notes on slides and recorded lecture for FLEN – 1 PM • Break • Homework – 3 to 5 PM
- 35. The Pomodoro Technique Time management for the small scale • Organize how you work • Understand the task – break it into chunks (pomodoros) • For each 25 minutes of intense focus, give yourself a 5 minute break • 25 minute session = 1 Pomodoro • 1 Pomodoro = 5 minute break • 4 Pomodoros (100 minutes) = 30 minute break
- 36. Finding a Place to Work How to set up your space • Having a dedicated space for working on schoolwork can help add consistency to your day-to-day, online schedule • Try to avoid working in your bed when possible • If you have to; try working at the end of your bed you don’t normally sleep on • Keep things like notebooks, writing utensils, headphones, and charging cords nearby
- 37. Things To Keep In Mind Why your time management needs to be flexible • Priorities change • Life happens • A good plan can be improved • Things don’t always go according to plan • You might have extra time • You might have less time • Other people might need your help
- 38. BREATHE
- 39. Tutoring Services Find the online schedule or request an appointment at: https://www.uidaho.edu/current- students/academic- support/asp/tcs/tutoring SI-Pass – Peer Assisted Study Sessions Connect with your SI Pass Leader in your Vandalstar network or SI Pass group study schedule online at https://www.uidaho.edu/current- students/academic-support/asp/tcs/si Academic Coaching Make an appointment with a coach in Vandalstar or Email acadcoaching@uidaho.edu HOW TO CONNECT WITH TUTORING & COLLEGE SUCCESS RESOURCES ON CAMPUS:
Editor's Notes
- Big Picture: You’re already engaging in Time Management Strategies! Follow up question: Have these methods been effective?
- Class are an obvious thing to add in
- Work also makes sense
- Gotta find time to study
- How many of you included sleep? It should really be a priority
- You gotta eat!
- BREAKS!!!!
- Pros and Cons
- Pros and Cons
- Pros and Cons
- Can also look like your to-do list. Keep it reasonable! Sometimes I break up my to do list into smaller to do lists
- (HAVE STUDENTS BRING UP ACTION PLAN. ) We talked about goal setting last week, and we need time management to make sure that we can get our goals completed. Action planning is one form of time management
- Notice that OUTSIDE RESOURCES are included. Write those into the action plan!!!
- Part of time management is using your time effeciently! To do that, make sure you can find what you need
- Part of time management is using your time effeciently! To do that, make sure you can find what you need
- Part of time management is using your time effeciently! To do that, make sure you can find what you need
- What are some times when things haven’t gone to plan? What are some ways to handle those situations?
- Time Management can be really overwhelming when you look at it from a really broad view. Remember to be flexible and forgiving with yourself. Time management isn’t going to be perfect 100% of the time.
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