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Unit 6: Learning Styles and Strategies

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Unit 6 focuses on learning styles and strategies to strengthen your learning skills, helping you learn deeper, faster, and more fully. The unit covers how we learn, how to effectively prepare for class, and techniques for active learning, with the aim of giving you tools to expand and retain knowledge.

Completing this unit should take you approximately 3 hours.
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Course Introduction

Your Guide to College Success

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Motivating Success

READ: Unit 1 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Motivating Success

Types of Students

Personal Identity

College Overview

Defining Success

Putting It Together: Motivating Success

Unit 2: Goal Setting and Time Management

READ: Unit 2 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Goal Setting and Time Management

Defining Goals

Your Physical Environment

Your Use of Time

Putting It Together: Goal Setting and Time Management

Unit 3: Career Exploration

READ: Unit 3 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Career Exploration

The Big Picture

Career Paths

College Majors

Professional Skill Building

Career Development

Networking

Résumés and Cover Letters

Interviewing

Putting It Together: Career Exploration

Unit 4: Social Interaction and Diversity

READ: Unit 4 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Social Interaction and Diversity

Socializing

Diversity and Accessibility

Campus and Student Life

Putting It Together: Social Interaction and Diversity

Unit 5: Thinking and Analysis

READ: Unit 5 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Thinking and Analysis

Patterns of Thought

Critical Thinking Skills

Creative Thinking Skills

Thinking with Technology

Putting It Together: Thinking and Analysis

Unit 6: Learning Styles and Strategies

READ: Unit 6 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Learning Styles and Strategies

The Learning Process

Class Preparation

Class Attendance

The Role of Memory

Active Learning

Putting It Together: Learning Styles and Strategies

Unit 7: Study Skills

READ: Unit 7 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Study Skills

Reading Strategies

Writing Strategies

Testing Strategies

Presentation Strategies

Quantitative Strategies

Putting It Together: Study Skills

Unit 8: Beyond the Classroom

READ: Unit 8 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Beyond the Classroom

Working with Instructors

Deep Learning

Academic Honesty

Evaluating Results

Putting It Together: Beyond the Classroom

Unit 9: Health Management

READ: Unit 9 Learning Objectives

Why It Matters: Health Management

Nutrition

Exercise

Sleep

Substance Abuse

Stress

Mental Health