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Read/Think/Listen/Study @Humboldt

What do you do at your own desk to thoughtfully and consciously engage in ways that are healthy/productive/efficient to your learning? 

Getting Organized

Choosing the right ground rules for yourself will smooth your way to being able to focus on learning. You’ve probably already heard some suggestions about time management and organization — check out these thoughtful, broader ways to control your environment. You might make great use of the Learning Center’s Student Learning Resources for planning and time management. Campus dates/deadlines are helpful to track too.

Using Effective Strategies

It might be a good time to tune up your core skills of taking in ideas through reading, thinking, listening and studying. Are your practices helping you to be effective and efficient? Consider these approaches and resources.
 

• Create mental space for thinking
• How To Develop Critical Thinking Skills: 5 Strategies
• Reading a Textbook for True Understanding
• How to Take Notes
• What’s the best, most effective way to take notes?
• How to Study for Any Test or Exam (Even If You Feel Unmotivated) 
• Studying 101: Study Smarter Not Harder
• Humboldt Learning Center: tutoring, writing support, peer coaching, and supplemental instruction
• Humboldt Library: services and resources, including SkillShops, will be available. Contact the librarians for assistance with research and access to online databases, ebooks and articles.
• Use ALLY in Canvas, to help you learn in your own ways
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Write/Speak/Work/Share @Humboldt

What do you do to share/articulate/display your thoughts/work with others? 

Sharing Your Work

It might be a good time to tune up your core skills of articulating and sharing ideas. Your faculty will plan for ways that you develop, turn in and share your work. You can work in ways that allow you to best use your own background and strengths. 

• Learn more about your strengths
• Learning Center Writing Studio
• Tips for effective presentations and videos
• Connect with instructors, study buddy/group, academic advisors, librarians, clubs and community volunteer opportunities, utilize the Humboldt Career/Advising Center

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