Learning Made Easier

Many students panic over finals – and it’s not surprising. Finals can make or break your class grade in many classes, and some students get themselves into a total panic about them. But it’s important to know that you can handle finals. Join Adam and Dinur for some final-exam prep strategies!

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Many students come up with great topics and arguments for their essays and research papers. The topics are timely, they’re important, they’re interesting. The problem is, these topics are also big enough that they will not fit in a ten-page paper! How do you handle this? Join Adam and Dinur for some help.

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Now that learning is all online, how do you keep your focus on a lecture instead of surfing Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or other sites while in class? How do you study effectively when you’re in Zoom? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about some ways to do just that! 

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Getting the Most out of Zoom for Students, Florida State University

When is too much, too much? When does a student know what is the right number of classes and clubs to take? Now that learning is all online, should students take advantage of this and take more courses or clubs now that they don’t have to do it in-person and commute to get to class? Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about this issue!

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Many students put off sleep to do other things that seem more important. And we’ve all had that late-night cramming session at least once! But what actually happens to your ability to learn and retain information when you’re not getting enough sleep compared to when you actually do get your full eight hours of shut-eye? Join Adam and Dinur as we help you count your sheep! 

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https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-deprivation-effects-on-memory

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/alcohol-and-sleep 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768102/

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/understanding-childs-challenges/simple-changes-at-home/4-ways-sleep-problems-can-affect-how-kids-learn 

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-deprivation/lack-of-sleep-and-cognitive-impairment 

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2013/04/sleep-it

Your final draft needs to be three things: clear, concise, and complete. If you’re missing any of these, your draft isn’t final yet. But what does it mean to be clear, concise, and complete? Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about how to go from your first to your final draft.

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http://faculty.washington.edu/heagerty/Courses/b572/public/StrunkWhite.pdf  https://undergraduateswrite.com

You’ve identified the shared ideas in your sources by finding examples and creating categories. You’ve written literature review paragraphs to tie together those shared ideas and how they’ll help your audience. And now what? 

Now it’s time to write your first draft and edit it, so it makes sense.

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You’ve developed your topic, your signposts, your argument and your audience. You’ve found your sources. But now what? Now it’s time to organize those sources, dig into why you’re using them, and come up with their shared ideas so you can write a paper. Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about how to do that with an annotated bibliography and a literature review!

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Many students are told to write papers. Often, the directions are limited to formatting: double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, a certain number of pages or words. But in college, you often don’t get much more than that for directions. Your professor might choose a topic, or tell you which topics you can choose from, or you might be left on your own to pick out a topic.

Also, the hows of writing a paper go far beyond formatting. What are you writing about? Who are you writing to? Why does it matter? In this episode, Dinur and Adam go over the basics of how to build a paper from the ground up.

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College presents special issues for first-generation students. Unlike their peers, they don’t have people in their family who know how college works, and they are often unaware of the many resources available to them on campus. Join Adam and Dinur as we talk about the four main hurdles first-gen students face.

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