This text is not like a traditional textbook. You will not be reading long sections of text. Instead, I will be speaking directly to you, the learner, to improve your thinking about HOW YOU LEARN. Along the way, you will be asked to engage in small tasks like answering short questions or completing an activity that reinforces a topic.
Activities that require your direct feedback or input will be marked with an
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Your instructor may ask you to complete these activities and turn some of them in for them to further review or use in class. Whether you are given further instruction or not, it is in your best interest to actively engage in all text activities. As with any and all learning, you will get out of what you put in!
The text is separated into five sections of information:
Listen
Elaborate
Associate
Retrieve
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Each section represents one module of instruction. Under each module you will see a series of activities. Each activity can be done on its own and it is best that you move through each activity in order. However, you should feel free to move back and forth to repeat or reinforce information by selecting a section more than once.
When you see this symbol: this signals an activity or part of an activity that your instructor may collect outside of the in-textbook activities. Be prepared to turn in your reflection or answers when directed to do so by your instructor.
Example:
How would you encourage someone to remember your name better? Maybe it is something about how your name sounds that is memorable. For example, my last name is “Lassonde,” so I have students imagine a lasso to recall how my name begins. Perhaps it is a visual image your name makes you think of. It can be anything. The more creative you are, the better.
You will have other activities that you can complete right inside the text such as a matching activity or a multiple choice question. Make sure you complete these activities because they will help you practice what you are learning!
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