Studying With The Brain in Mind.
In this course we will be looking at how to use your brain effectively and efficiently in your studies.
Course Content
Course Content
Before we start
Before We Start
3 things you need for this course
Welcome to the course
Multi-Tasking
Multi-Tasking
Multi-Tasking is a Myth
The Cost of Multi-Tasking (PDF)
What Do You Try to Multi-Task?
The Mobile Phone Experiment
Managing Your Mobile Phone
Are You Addicted To Your Phone?
The Cost of Being On Your Phone Too Much
How to Manage Your Mobile Phone
Memory
Memory
Why We Forget Things
Chunking Information
3 Good Ways To Revise
The Best Ways to Improve Memory (PDF)
Applying This To Your Studying
Procrastination
Procrastination
Your Brain Only Has So Much Battery Power Each Day
Do The Hard Task Early
5 Reasons To Do The Hard Task Early (PDF)
Other Ways to Overcome Procrastination
7 Ways to Overcome Procrastination
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep Myths vs Facts
How Much Sleep You Need vs How Much Sleep You're Getting
The Benefits of Sleep (PDF)
The Most Common Sleep Mistakes
9 Common Sleep Mistakes
Coping with stress
Coping with stress
The Uncertainty Experiment
Why A Little Stress is Good (PDF)
How to Cope With Stress
How to Manage Your Stress
Self reflection post course
Self reflection post course
Post course self reflection quiz
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Cognitive Load Theory
Cognitive Load Theory highlights that all information first has to go through our working memory, which has a limited capacity. Too much information can overload students' brain, which can hinder or even completely halt transfer to their long-term memory – which is where learning happens.