EDU 100: College Success by

Sleep is your best friend

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-23 14:24:05 UTC

While good sleep is important for health and well-being, it is also imperative for good learning.

Fixed Mindsets

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-23 14:26:17 UTC

Having a fixed mindset can damage learning and your mental state. Change your "I can't" to "I can't yet".

Growth Mindsets

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-23 14:30:20 UTC

Having a growth mindset is so beneficial in every part of your life, especially in your academic life. Keep an open mind, all the time, especially while learning.

Metacognition

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-23 14:49:51 UTC

Thinking about thinking. The knowledge and thought process around learning.

Put the phone down

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 15:59:09 UTC

Put it away while studying, your brain will thank you. Don't use it right before you sleep, your brain will thank you.

S. M. A. R. T. Goals

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 17:21:01 UTC

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, And Time-Bound. Those are the key elements to a smart goal.

Core Learning System

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 17:23:13 UTC

Collect, Organize, Rehearse, and Evaluate. These are the best ways to study for a test, use them in any order.

Big Rocks

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 17:25:06 UTC

Get the most important things in your day done first. By doing that, you'll still have room for everything else that you need to do.

Metacognition Regulation

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 17:28:38 UTC

Evaluating, Planning, and Monitoring are the key things for metacognition regulation. Always try to think about what you're doing and what the benefits may be.

Encoding

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 17:33:23 UTC

Taking information that you've learned and making a memory trace for it, is one of the most valuable ways to remember something.

Elaborating

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 20:57:36 UTC

Adding details to information - another way of making a memory trace stronger.

Hidden Curriculum

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 21:02:28 UTC

Hidden Curriculum is an element of school that is expected of students, but never communicated.

Reflection

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 21:05:30 UTC

Thinking critically about ones own learning process and experiences to inform future actions.

Mindset

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 21:07:13 UTC

Having a healthy mindset is so beneficial. Your mindset is how you think about and handle things that come your way.

Learning

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 21:09:11 UTC

Learning is the process of acquiring the ability to do something new. Learning in a healthy environment is very beneficial.

Memory Traces

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 23:04:32 UTC

Memory Traces are what makes us remember something for a short amount of time. Strengthening those traces is what makes you remember it for good.

Consolidation

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 23:06:59 UTC

Consolidation is what happens while you sleep after you study. It is one of the most important parts, it is what helps you remember what you learned.

Melatonin

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 23:08:55 UTC

Melatonin is what makes you sleepy when it's time for bed. It is converted from serotonin when we are not seeing light.

Hypothalamus

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 23:12:14 UTC

The hypothalamus plays a very important role in your sleep schedule. It tells you when its time to start making melatonin and go to bed.

Cramming

fionalindsayclaire1 — 2025-04-27 23:13:49 UTC

Cramming is the least helpful form of studying, you don't give your brain enough time to process what its learning so very little of the information is actually processed by your brain.