Remote Learning Resources
USD is committed to providing the best possible educational experience for our students during the COVID-19 pandemic. All courses will have remote components, and some students may be taking all their courses remotely. To help you figure out how to perform your best in a remote learning environment, we have curated these resources for you. Keep in mind that remote learning requires greater internal motivation and self-regulation, but acquiring new ways to approach learning will build skills that will continue to be useful when we return to in-person instruction.
- Tips for Remote Learning
- Self-Reflection Activity - A useful guide of questions to think about each week to reflect on your successes and find areas for improvement, as you adapt to new strategies for remote learning
- 9 Questions to Increase Metacognition - (graphic: Mr. Chalk’s Revision Tips Facebook page) - Questions to ask yourself to take a metacognitive perspective on your learning
- Study Strategies Adapted for Remote Learning - What can cognitive psychology teach you about how to study more effectively remotely? Dr. Getz and her students created a list of good study strategies and how they can be adapted for remote learning
- Chokepoints and Pitfalls in Learning - A diagram of memory that highlights where your attention or memory processes might falter and what you can do to help avoid limitations in our cognitive system (chokepoints) and common errors students make when studying (pitfalls). Chokepoints and Pitfalls video explanation
- 80/20 - How to Increase Your Productivity by Doing Less
- The Myth of Self-Control - Psychologists say using willpower to achieve goals is overhyped. Here's what actually works
- How to Study for Notes-Based Courses - Learn about the Study Cycle and how to use Focused Study Sessions to set goals and test your knowledge
- Dr. Wanic's talk in the Last Lecture Series: Education, Exercise and Experience with Failure: My Path Toward Resilience
- ITS website for students - A centralized hub for students to access remote technology recordings and resources
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