Clone of Clone of Student Achievement Model

HOW TO ACHIEVE AT UC BLUE ASH: MODULE 1
Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the overall effort, task and time commitments that college instructors expect on a weekly and daily basis.
- Students will review the syllabus for each class, and determine what each class requires as regards effort, time and task commitments.
- Students will understand why being a successful learner entails devoting ample effort and time to each class on a weekly and daily basis.
Instructions

This module is not intended to take you a long time. However, it has been designed carefully so you need to do each part in order to get the most out of it and achieve the learning outcomes. Your reflections can be just a few sentences (or longer if you like). You do not need to write a great deal but answer each question thoroughly.
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Activity # 1 – What’s It Going to Take?

Think and Write

Rate from 0-10 the degree of effort you have put forth in the past semester to being a successful college learner with 0 being no effort whatsoever, 5 being modest but inconsistent effort, and 10 being extraordinary effort.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

1 is No Effort, 10 is Extraordinary Effort

Explain the reasons for your rating. What types of practices that support successful learning have you practiced often in your college career thus far? What types have you practiced either with much less consistency or not at all?
What would you like to improve this semester as regards your practices and habits as a learner?
Watch & Comment

Watch the quick video and answer a few questions about the topic discussed
Please run the wizard
What is the minimum amount of time that you should be devoting to each class each week in order to be successful?
Why do you think that being a successful learner in each class requires this amount of time?
Will you find a way to devote this amount of time per week to each class this semester? How?

Activity # 2 – Reviewing and Debriefing Your Syllabi

Do This ASAP

If you havent already done so, take the time NOW to do the following items:
- Carefully read through each of your course syllabi
- Take note of what the course calls from for you as regards weekly and daily learning habits (If you are not sure ask the instructor. If you are sure, ask the instructor anyway)
- Write down in a planner, or online calendar that you reference regularly, when each test or quiz is, when assignments are due, etc.
Have you reviewed all the materials that are in Blackboard?

Activity # 3 – Understanding How Understanding Develops

Think and Write
Think about something that you are really good at; it does not matter what it is. How did you get good at it?
Watch & Comment

Watch the quick video and answer a few questions about the topic discussed
Instructors require at least 2-3 hours of study outside of class for every hour in class. Why would the presenter of this video say that makes sense?
What kinds of lifestyle changes can you make to help your brain function in as optimal manner as possible?
Watch (Optional but Very Cool Videos)
- This very short video on the brain (one minute and thirty seconds) is really cool.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSzsI5aGcK4
- This one (about three minutes is also really cool) – really
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwg8TeipfQ
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HOW TO ACHIEVE AT UC BLUE ASH: MODULE 1

Learning Outcomes

Instructions

Activity # 1 – What’s It Going to Take?

Think and Write

Watch & Comment

Activity # 2 – Reviewing and Debriefing Your Syllabi

Do This ASAP

Activity # 3 – Understanding How Understanding Develops

Think and Write

Watch & Comment

Watch (Optional but Very Cool Videos)