Inside College Learning by Gannon Daniels

In the rear view mirror (Background)

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-13 15:16:35 UTC

Hello everyone, welcome to College! My name is Gannon. It's nice to meet all of you and be apart of this community. I am from Traverse City, but I moved around a lot as a younger kid. Mainly around the Upper Peninsula, My family of 4 Hitch-hiked down to Traverse City, many of those times before the age of 12. I have made a lot of mistakes in my life, but its best to know that I have learned from them and have grown as a person. I currently live in Traverse City, Michigan. I attend Traverse City High School, and NMC as a Dual Enrolled young adult. Also, I love country, Exclusively Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan <3

Learning, CH. 3

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-13 15:21:38 UTC

Learning to Learn. That may sound strange, but its important, if you want it to be. Learning to learn is an extreme beneficiary to those who choose to partake in such an experience. Learning about strategies to: Study, Time Management, Work/Study/Life Balance, and Professional Titles to address you're Peers and community alike.

The future I invision

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-13 15:25:28 UTC

I have never found much comfort in an average 9-5. I don't see myself working in the standard workforce. I see myself on the frontlines with the heroes of our nation, the Navy Seals. And like many before, I will serve my country, and protect my loved ones.

Thriving, CH. 7

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-13 15:33:48 UTC

To truly thrive one must first realize that Learning is a constant, not a start-stop Process. You are always learning. Procrastination during learning is very local, as it happens with almost every individual, but can be countered by using strategies like teaching others. Thriving can be done by simply not cheating, procrastinating, and managing you're time. Cheating and plagiarism, can and WILL lead to punishment by the college should you get caught. Though you should never cheat. Even if you are deprived of sleep, or have a fear of failure. Just try you're best :D

Smart Goals CH.3

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-13 15:40:00 UTC

Smart Goals are goals that are set in place to ensure that you have something to work towards. Specifically a smart goal compared to a goal that is not described as such is that a smart goal is S(Specific) M(Measurable) A(Achievable) R(Relevant) T(Timely). If you have a goal that can be broken into those 4 main concepts, its a smart goal. However, not every goal has to be a smart goal. So don't stress -_-

Running Experiments CH.7

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-14 14:16:36 UTC

Now, however, did you know running Experiments can be a way to improve you're QOL (Quality of Life) In college, or in your personal life as well? When you run an experiment and land on an error, you have not failed, you have just found a dead end in the road. Simply turn around, and choose another path. You never fail unless you give up. Running experiments also helps you learn, and help you're memory and management skills. Its a good idea to run experiments that follow you're time management schedule, so you are getting that double-downed learning experience.

Bloom's Taxonomy CH.7

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-15 13:54:35 UTC

There are 5 levels to Blooms Taxonomy. Remember; Remembering facts and Basic Concepts. Understand; Explain the Ideas or Concepts. Apply; Use the information in new situations. Analyze; Drawing connections among ideas. Evaluate; Justify or defend you're decision. Create; Produce new or original work based off of the 4 levels beforehand.

Learning Pitfalls (Avoid Them) CH. 9

gannondaniels01 — 2024-02-15 14:03:35 UTC

Learning Pitfalls are when you are using a study strategy that proves post session to be ineffective. To avoid this, try and find you're learning style and apply that to the work you are doing. Avoiding learning Pitfall will benefit you as the consumer, and help in the long run with you're ability to relay or apply the data.

Social Influences CH.5

gannondaniels01 — 2024-04-09 14:18:56 UTC

This section is going to go over some key points of what social Influences is. Basically there are a bunch of definitions that fit in the category of Social Influences. Mindset, driving us to do anything. Growth Mindset, Not doubting you're abilities permanently. Fixed mindset, You believe one thing and there is no changing that. Content Specific, you are only focusing on that specific thing. Mindset views on the world, Different information getting taken in can alter your mindsets. Social Influences are how your mindsets change based on the social Influences around you.

Improving the learning process CH. 4

gannondaniels01 — 2024-04-24 13:59:54 UTC

Definitions of all types of loads

Cognitive Load: Amount of information that can be processed at any time

Intrinsic Load: Natural occurring difficulty in any given task

Extraneous Load: Focusing power on the distractions around you

Germane Load: Processing and Handling Information

Automatic Processing: The brain automatically doing tasks that are more frequent

Schema: Grouping information and understanding the connection the information

Zone of Proximal Development

gannondaniels01 — 2024-04-24 14:03:14 UTC

The part of the brain where Difficulty = Learnability. Your brain using all of its abilities to understand something at the highest level of difficulty in your learning

Circadian Rythm

gannondaniels01 — 2024-04-24 14:08:23 UTC

The hypothalamus in your brain is the main controller of your sleep cycle. The process starts with the pinael gland, which turns serotonin into melatonin when there is not direct light present. It stays in the blood until wake; in which the sun prevents melatonin from being created. Artificial light such as personal devices will mess with this process.

|REM| |NREM|

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-02 13:19:15 UTC

REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement

NREM stands for Non Rapid Eye Movement

REM occurs when you are awake

NREM occurs during sleep

Mindset |Variations|

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-02 13:25:14 UTC

Mindset; What drives us to do what we do everyday. Anything and Everything we do, the cause for our actions.

Growth Mindset; As in you are in belief you cannot complete a certain task with a level of complexity for the time being. You recognize you will be able to later.

Fixed mindset; The single word definition for believing something is true, false, or opinionated else how and focusing purely on that.

CSM; When your mindset is in a state of directional focusing on one thing only.

Keys to Deep Learning

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-02 13:29:47 UTC

As the title says, keys to deep Learning. This is important as to understand learning itself will strengthen your ability to learn. Here are the official scientific keys to deep Learning.

Attention; When you take information with all of your senses and it is exclusively what your brain focuses on

Value; This is the amount of attention you give anything at any time based on the level of importance

Understanding; If you learn something and have the ability to use the information in a sensible manner

Anticipate Success; What you expect your brain is more likely to contribute to that outcome.

Fostering a better memory

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-02 13:34:26 UTC

To foster a better memory is to use strategies to create a stronger ability of remembering or holding information.

Things you can do are...

Encode; Taking information or data and making a memory trace. (Learn)

Elaborate Encoding; Allow new and pre existing information to connect using Schemas

Disruption; The memory trace weakening as you intake new information rapidly

Consolidation; Strengthening new information by connecting it to pre existing information.

Remembering; Remembering

Memory Enhancements

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-02 13:37:36 UTC

Forgetting Curve; The rate in which your memory gets worse, rapidly, before getting worse in a slower manner

Elaboration; To add detail or information for better remembrance of information

Testing affect; Repeating something while getting better at it, Growth Mindset

Interleaving; The connection of information between different chapters or subject of a larger Main Source.

(DO NOT USE PILLS)

Thriving in higher Edumacation

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-06 15:28:59 UTC

Individual Vs Group Study

Study in multiple strategies, not every strategy works for the same situation

Studying by yourself proves to be good for establishing a foundation of knowledge

Best results to studying strategies is groups or pairs instead of by ones self

Make good use of study time

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-06 15:30:33 UTC

Some ways you can make good use of study time is;

Plan the week out for when you want to study

Keep up with you study schedule and time frame to ensure you are finished before the allotted time or not over the time limit

Managing study time can ensure you know the material just in the short study time that you used

Learn everyday, Avoid Procrastination

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-06 15:35:44 UTC

Teaching someone else has been shown effective, to help improve someones learning

Procrastination is typically driven by fear or incompletion of the work or even self-doubt within yourself

Causes of procrastination are neurological and behavioral factors that can be influenced by real time stressors

Using feedback

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-06 15:38:19 UTC

You can use the grade as guidance or feedback as a checkpoint of where you are at and see the patterns of which you are struggling the most and in the specific areas.

If you have the ability try to maintain at least 3 rough drafts before creating a final form of the assignment or test or what ever you are doing as that will greatly improve the results of the final

CHEATING

gannondaniels01 — 2024-05-06 15:40:27 UTC

Cheating drives from fears of failure, unpreparedness, or just laziness in general. It is important to to cheat because the punishment varies depending on school, and grade level. In high school you will be deducted the grade earned and given a Failing grade, and in college you could be suspended or even expelled. Just because there are causes out of your control that contribute to your drive to cheat does not by any means make it acceptable. Cheating is cheating, and its wrong.