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Professors and teaching assistants generally like talking with students. They appreciate students who ask for help, and they don’t consider it a waste of time to answer students’ questions, either in class or out of class. In fact, most professors believe that the better students seek extra help, and they often wonder why more students don’t take advantage of the opportunity to talk with them. This handout discusses how and when to talk to your professor.
Everyone procrastinates, but that doesn’t mean it’s inevitable. You can stop procrastinating today. But you might need some help understanding why you do it and how you can stop. Here, you can learn why procrastination happens, find some easy tips to stop procrastinating now, and arm yourself with useful anti-procrastination tools that you can use on campus or at home.
Many students struggle with these things because reading in college can be challenging, time-consuming, and lot more rigorous than high school; however, with some effective strategies, you can make your reading time meaningful, focused, and productive.
Our internal dialogue, or “self-talk,” is a vital component to minimizing stress, influencing our behavior, and optimizing performance. We’re constantly speaking to ourselves (whether we notice it or not), and what we say can impact how we think, feel and act in the moment and in the future.
Textbooks can be tedious and difficult, but they contain many features designed to help you learn. This handout will provide practical strategies to help you read textbooks more effectively. Effective reading strategies can ensure that you truly comprehend the course material, come to class prepared, and perform better on class assignments and exams.
Journal articles bring their own set of challenges. Since journal articles are typically different from other texts, it’s even more important to have a good understanding of active and effective reading strategies, especially ones that are specific to journal articles. This handout provides several strategies for reading journal articles effectively and connects you with resources for reading texts in general.
This handout suggests reading, note-taking, and writing strategies for when you need to use reading assignments or sources as the springboard for writing a paper.
How do I prepare for finals? Use your syllabus, textbook and notes, and old exams to make a list of topics likely to be tested. If it’s mentioned in the lecture or if it’s shown up on a quiz/test, it’s likely very important!
Social sciences texts offer their own unique qualities and challenges. Many of the strategies that work for general texts work for social science texts as well, but this handout focuses on effective strategies specifically for social science texts.
Consider the following tips and strategies as you navigate online, remote classes at MSUM. Adapt these suggestions to best suit how you learn and work optimally.