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Welcome
to EPL 259 Individual
Learning and Motivation: Strategies for Success in College |
1. LMS Textbook--Learning and Motivation Strategies: Your Guide to Success
EPL259 uses Learning and Motivation Strategies: Your Guide to Success by Tuckman, Abry, and Smith, 2002, as the primary textbook. It is available at SBX bookstore on High Street.
You must have the textbook to participate in the class. It covers the
following ten learning modules:
Module 1: Introduction ...
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describes the purpose and format of the course.
Module 2: The Keys to
Achievement ...
... introduces general overall strategies that enable people to be
successful achievers.
Module 3: Procrastination - The
Thief of Time ...
... describes strategies and approaches that reduce or eliminate
procrastination.
For
more information on Procrastination, click here.
Module 4: Believing in Yourself
- Self-Confidence ...
... introduces methods that increase self-confidence.
Module 5: Taking Responsibility
- It's up to You ...
... presents methods that increase one's sense of control over life
Module 6: Active Listening -
Learning from Lecture ...
... describes methods for taking notes and processing the material from notes.
Module 7: Active Reading -
Learning from Text ...
... introduces methods for reading and understanding text materials.
Module 8: Preparing for Exams
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... describes methods for organizing class information to successfully prepare
for exams.
Module 9: Preparing Papers and
Speeches ...
... covers methods for writing papers and giving speeches.
Module 10: Managing your Life
in School ...
... presents methods for successful adjustment to college life.
EPL259 uses A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind as a supplementary reading. You must have this book to participate in the class.
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For information on the book, follow these links: |
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Read the Wall Street Journal articles for which Suskind won the Pulitzer Prize |
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Read the review by Salon Magazine |
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Read an interview with Cedric |
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Read an interview with Cedric and Ron Suskind |
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Read about Cedric's reaction to the MITES controversy |
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Read
MIT's
president's reaction to Cedric's MITES comments |
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3.
Modules:
There are ten modules for this course. For more on modules, go to the syllabus.
This is where much of the written
work for the course is kept. Here you will find the Course
Sorcerer assignments. In Course Sorcerer assignments is a general term for
all the work you will do. Included in the assignments are:
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Quickpractices,
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Mod Assignments,
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Self-Surveys,
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Self-Assessments,
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Spotquizzes, and
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Feedbacks
These are ten written activities that will be submitted in class to your instructor.
They will give you the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the ILM mod. For more information see the syllabus.
These are four two-page papers
that will give you the opportunity to relate the ILM theory to the life
experiences of the main character in the book. For more information see the
syllabus. They are submitted to
These discussions will give you
the opportunity to share your ideas with other students taking the course. There
are three ILM discussions. For more information see the syllabus.
These discussions will give you the opportunity to share your ideas with other students taking the course. There are three “Hope” discussions. For more information see the syllabus.
The calendar contains dates, activities, modules, and when the “windows” are open to complete the Modules.
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