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Keys to Academic Success
Go to Class Address your Professor as “Professor ____” or ”Dr. ____” Electronic Devices Social Media
Classroom Expectations
Keys to Academic Success Classroom Expectations Go to Class - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Keys to Academic Success Classroom Expectations Go to Class - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Keys to Academic Success Classroom Expectations Go to Class Address your Professor as Professor ____ or Dr. ____ Electronic Devices Social Media Email Etiquette Descriptive Subject with class date & time Polite
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ü Descriptive Subject with class date & time ü Polite greeting ü Why you are emailing ü Salutation ü Your full name ü Banner ID Number
Email Etiquette
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Learning is a process
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Tutoring Services Supplemental Instruction Academic Success Coaching
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Supplemental Instruction (SI)
Earn Higher Grades in Historically Difficult Classes
3 Study Sessions each week with SI Leaders SLIDE 9 Supplemental Instructions are
Peer-Led Study Sessions
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Tutoring Services
Walk-in Tutoring Math Assistance Program
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ü Astronomy ü Biology ü Business ü Statistics ü Physics
Walk-In Tutoring Subjects
ü Engineering ü Spanish ü Economics
And more!
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Math Assistance Program
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Academic Success Coaching
Academic Coaching Workshops
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VS
Academic Advisor Academic Coach
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Workshops
Group Setting & Common Challenges
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Academic Success Coaching
By Appointment Only
SLIDE 17 an Academic Coach can help with
Procrastination
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Stages of Procrastination
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ü Fear of success or failure ü Overestimating the time
left to complete a task
ü Underestimating the time
required to complete a task
ü Believing that you must be
“in the mood” to do a task
ü Over-reliance on time-
saving modern technology
What Causes Procrastination?
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ü Get Real! ü Recognize you are
procrastinating
ü Determine why ü Begin realistic thinking
Procrastination Prevention Strategies
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Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”
Mark Twain“
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ü Get SMART goals
- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Realistic
- Timely
ü Prioritize ü Set Deadlines ü Set Reminders ü Reward Yourself!
More Strategies
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Concentration
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Study Strategies
Effective Note-taking & Proactive Textbook Reading SLIDE 25
Why Take Notes?
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Cornell Mapping Outlining
Note-Taking Methods
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ü Before Class
Preview, Question, Read and Take Notes
ü During Class
Compare reading to lecture
ü After Class
Compare again, look for repeated concepts
Textbook Reading
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3-2-1
Things you learned Interesting Facts Question
Textbook Reading Methods
Use the 3-2-1 Method
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Preview Question Set Goals
Textbook Reading Methods
Use the Power Hour
Minutes 40
Read Text Take Notes
Minutes 5
Walk Away Take a Break
Minutes 5
Review
Minutes
1
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Time Management
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The goal of Time Management is to find a balance among the things you need to do and the things you want to do.
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ü Big Picture ü Break it down ü Follow through
Planning Study Time
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SLIDE 34 UTSA Planner Activity – Break it Down
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Follow Through On a
ü Make a To-Do List ü Prioritize ü Revise
Daily Basis
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Tutoring Services Supplemental Instruction Academic Success Coaching
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utsa.edu/trcss
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Website
utsa.edu/trcss
Main Campus
210-458-4694 MS 1.02.02
Downtown Campus
210-458-2838 DB 2.114
Social Media
UTSALearnAssist
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