{"id":42,"date":"2015-09-08T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsu.tonahangen.com\/fysroadside\/?p=42"},"modified":"2015-09-30T14:44:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T14:44:22","slug":"tech-fa15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsu.tonahangen.com\/fysroadside\/tech-fa15\/","title":{"rendered":"Thurs 9\/10 Learning to Learn: Begin the Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Thursday’s class on 9\/10, we’ll tap into some of the learning resources we can find in the university library<\/a> (aka Learning Resource Center). In preparation, please listen to this 14-minute public radio call-in show interview with Ken Bain<\/a>, author of the book What the Best College Students Do<\/em>. Take some notes on his success tips, and think about how his advice might be relevant to your approach to college learning & making this year something much more than “13th grade.”<\/p>\n

Making A Success of College<\/a><\/p>\n

For class, we’ll meet in the library cafe<\/strong> at our usual class time. You will find your laptop and\/or a cell phone handy to have.<\/p>\n

PS – here’s the list of tools and tricks we talked about in Tuesday’s class<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Helpful or May Be Required on Campus<\/strong>: Blackboard<\/a>, Aplia<\/a>, DineOnCampus<\/a>, free download<\/a> of Microsoft Office<\/p>\n

Campus Gmail:<\/strong> add a nice photo, try Priority Inbox<\/a> (here’s why<\/a>), and Settings –> Labs –> enable “Canned Responses” and also “Undo Send”<\/p>\n

Back Up Your Work<\/strong>! And\/or use Dropbox<\/a><\/p>\n

Notetaking:<\/strong> OneNote (pre-installed w\/ Microsoft Office Suite), Evernote<\/a>, or Google docs<\/p>\n

Bibliography:<\/strong> EasyBib<\/a><\/p>\n

For more advanced students<\/strong>: Zotero<\/a> (notetaking + research management + archiving from online research + bibliographies integrated with Word = total genius)<\/p>\n

General College Advice:<\/strong> HackCollege<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay Informed<\/strong>: BBC<\/a>, NPR<\/a><\/p>\n

Save Stuff You Find:<\/strong> (Evernote, Zotero, see above) and Pocket<\/a>, Pinboard<\/a><\/p>\n

Organize a Group<\/strong>: Group.Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Keep Track of Long Term Projects and To-Do’s:<\/strong> Trello<\/a>, Any.Do<\/a>, Remember the Milk<\/a> (integrates w\/ Evernote)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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