CLST 101 - College Learning Strategies

CLST 101 Discussion Board Forums (3)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided question prompts for each forum. Each thread must be at least 3 paragraphs of a 7-sentence minimum per paragraph and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 1 paragraph of a minimum of 7 sentences.

CLST 101 Goals Reflection Chart

In a chart format, the student will create 3 well-written, detailed goals (using the format described in the textbook) in 3 different areas of his/her life (personal, academic, and spiritual). The student will list action steps, possible obstacles, resources that can help with the obstacles, and a monitoring approach.

CLST 101 Self-Awareness Reflection Paper

The student will write a paper of at least 3 paragraphs explaining what he/she has learned regarding his/her and motivation level. Each paragraph must contain at least 5 sentences. The student is to respond to the provided question prompts.

CLST 101 Time-Management Log and Reflection Assignment

The student will complete a weekly chart provided in the course to log his/her daily activities. Once the student has completed the chart, he/she will answer a set of 4 questions (in paragraph format) in response to the Time-Management Log. Each paragraph must be a minimum of 5 sentences.

CLST 101 Information Literacy Research Assignment

The student is to use Google to find some information on how a Christian can/should communicate with one of the following types of people: Selfish, Bossy (or Demanding), Angry, Opinionated, or even Shy. The student is to pick one characteristic and review 6 sites. The student is to create a list of 6 strategies from the different resources and post them with the website address beside the appropriate fact, along with at least 3 Bible verses. This is to be submitted in a 4-slide creative PowerPoint, with the first slide being an introductory slide.

CLST 101 Note-Taking Application Activity

The student will take notes on the embedded presentation in Blackboard, using either the Cornell method, a traditional outline method, or a visual map method.

CLST 101 Picture Grams Memory Exercise

Picture grams are a popular way to remember facts. The student will choose 2 well-known education case laws from the list provided and turn them into picture grams. One row will be the case law title; another row will be the description of the law, and a third row will have the date. There must be enough information on the picture gram to match these laws up correctly on a matching test, pick them out in a multiple choice test, or even write a short essay about the case law.

CLST 101 MindTap Assessment Exercises (10)

The ebook correlates with a program called MindTap. There will be some self-assessments to be competed, for the student to have a better understanding on what his/her abilities are.

CLST 101 Open-Book Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover material for the modules/weeks in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain a total of 10 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 30-minute time limit.