Learning Skills

Start with Strategy

Overnight success rarely ever happens that way. It takes time and specific steps to get to your intended goal. Tech901 graduates use practical strategies to set goals which lead to successful career outcomes. Use the following content as a checklist to prepare for a successful learning experience.

Make time in the next few days to:

Evaluate your past study skills
Review the Paul's Study Schedule Video (below)
Watch the Learning Strategies Lecture video.
Create a Study Schedule that incorporates your current weekly responsibilities
Review the Study Skills (below)
Make a personal plan for taking notes in your class
Review the Test Taking Strategies slide deck below
Print and complete the CompTIA Certification Goals and Pledge Sheet below

Listen below as Paul Rogers, a Tech901 Graduate & Instructor, shows how to block time in a busy life and learn the material needed to make your achievements every day.

How to Make A Study Schedule - Google Slides.mp4

Student Resources - Mock Schedule

Paul's Schedule Template

Open the Schedule. Click "File" then "Make a Copy" to save your own version of this spreadsheet in your Google Drive.

Make a SCHEDULE to include STUDY time in your
REGULAR life.

Note Taking

The Technology Industry is made up of all types of people each with various educational backgrounds, different skills, and unique experiences. As a student of this industry, you can also expect to have a unique learning style from others in your classes. Before you begin training, take time out to reflect how you learn best and consider how to add new tools that enhance your learning experience.

Taking Great Notes

is a part of being a

Successful Student!

There are many ways to take notes. It’s helpful to try out different methods and determine which work best for you in different situations.

The physical act of writing will help you remember better than just listening or reading.

Watch the video to learn more about effective ways to take notes in class.

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Incorporate

SKIMMING

as one part of your study routine

Skim the chapter for major concepts, titles, definitions, lists, and diagrams.
Take notes using the major headings and subtitles as the structure and fill in the details later.
Take a second pass through the content, and read for understanding.
Incorporate additional items in your notes as necessary during the second pass.

For more information about the SKIMMING method visit this site.

Works Cited: Pioneer. (n.d.). Skimming and Scanning. Skimming and scanning. Retrieved September 27, 2021, from http://pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.th/~pkanchan/html/skim.htm.

Note Taking Strategies Slides only.pdf

Study Skills

If the Plan Doesn't Work, Change the Plan
But Never the Goal.

-Name Unknown

10 Ways to Study SMARTER and not HARDER

Reading is not STUDYING. Activity engage the material by making notes in the margins.
Maintain a natural study CYCLE.
SPACING it out is much better than CRAMMING it in at the last minute!
Plan to keep study sessions SHORT and Sweet.
Stone quiet may not be the best way to go, add (or find a place with) a little background noise to your set the tone for your study session.
Practice your problems. Find quizzes and simulations that address weak points in your knowledge.
Power down digital distractions. Shut off, silence, do not disturb, and put to sleep any device or social app that will take your attention during your study session.
Make a routine of finding a different place to study.
The best way to learn something, is to TEACH it to someone else.
Put it on your Calendar. Write out a weekly / monthly study schedule where you can set aside time on a regular basis for study.
Use HOLIDAYS to get ahead of the Syllabus.