Particulars

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Lecture 1
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Particulars

• Jusni Nasirun
• www.jusni.com
• jusni_at_ipda.edu.my
• 04-9182340

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Prior Knowledge

• Basic Command of English
• Basic use of computers
• Know how to use the internet
• Borrow books

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References

• OUM1103 Module
• Other references
• As list at the back of the module
• Suggested websites from time to time
• Electronic Collection
• E-brary
• Ebsco host

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Evaluation
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Topic 1

• Managing Your Learning

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OUM Learnings Environment

• Self Managed Learning
• Ability to make effective use of new technology
• Quality learning
• Improve employability
• Preparation for lifelong learning
• F2F Interaction (Actual Classroom)
• OL Methodologies (Virtual Classroom)
• Email, discussion forum, chat rooms.

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Independent learner

• Able to do your own thinking
• Study independently or grouping
• Techniques
• Planning and managing the smart way
• Applying smart time management
• Motivation yourself
• Developing learning strategies

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Maximizing OUM Learning Facilities
F2F
Learner service center
Information resources
Online discussion forum
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Coping with Learning
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What is Stress??

• forces from the outside world affecting the
  individual.
• All living creatures are in a constant
  interchange with their surroundings

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Emotional/cognitive symptoms

• Feeling irritable/frusrated/restless
• Unable to concentrate
• Easily confused
• Having memory problems
• Negative thinking/negative self talk
• Mood swings/emotional outburst
• Lack sense of humor/feeling upset
• Eating too much/when not hungry

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Physical symptoms

• Muscle tension
• Low back pain
• Pain in chest/shoulders/neck
• Pounding/racing heart
• Swealty palms/ sweat although not active
• Shortness of breath
• Unable to sleep/excessive sleep

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Strategies for managing stress

• Take action to organize yourself
• Control your environment
• Give yourself positive feedback
• Reward yourself/ Learn to enjoy yourself
• Exercise your body
• Relax/Rest
• Be aware of yourself
• Eat a balanced diet

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Coping with everyday study problems

• Recognize your own resources
• You do not have to cope alone
• Be realistic
• You cannot achieve absolute control
• Learn to accept failure

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Anxiety

• Anxious when you are about to face an examination
• Time to hand in assignment
• Might not perform well in task

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Situational
Anticipatory
ANXIETY
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Goal setting

• Goals thing that u want to achieve as your
  pursue a certain course action
• It helps motivate to do the work.
• Motivate your attend classes
• Motivate to study for examination.

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Characteristic of effective goals

• Self chosen
• Relevant
• Challenging
• Realistic/ attainable
• Specific
• Measurable
• Time bounded
• Positive
• Written

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SMART

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Relevant to personal mission
• Time Bounded (target date)

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Motivational Strategies for Successful Learning

• Set Challenging but realistic goals
• Break down the bigger task at hand
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Aim for higher peaks
• Use active learning strategies
• Learn from mistakes
• Monitor your learning

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Time Management

• The way how to schedule your time

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Time management Benefit

• Plan ahead
• Evaluate your progress
• Spend more productive time
• Take control of your own activity
• Prioritize by listing most important thing to do
  first
• Avoid time conflict

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How??

• Analyse your use of time
• Set priority
• Plan schedule

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Concentration strategies for better learning

• Learning time management help u
• prepare for now and future
• Develop good habit and skills
• You should make an effort to learn and apply
  techniques for effective time management

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Causes for poor concentration

• Environmental distraction
• Noise
• Physical distraction
• Boredom dislike interest
• Anxiety about studies
• Intimidating study tasks
• Daydreaming
• Personal worries

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Strategies for improving concentration

• Identify the causes of poor concentration
• Take steps to control these factors
• Make your control habitual

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Conducive study area for improving concentration

• The right space to call the study place
• Comfortable furniture and lighting
• The ability to stay organised

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Personal Learning Styles
Avoid Problematic situations
Self Managed Learners
Target areas need Improvement
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Active and Reflective Learners

• Retain understand best by doing something active
  with it (discuss/ apply/ explain to others)
• Lets try it out and see how it works

• Prefers to think about it quietly first.
• Lets think it through first

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Active and Reflective Learners

• Suggestion
• Study in group, take turns explaining different
  topics

• Suggestion
• Dont simply read or memorize.
• Stop periodically to review what u ve read and to
  think possible questions or applications.
• Write short summaries of what u read with your
  own words.

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Sensing and Intuitive Learners

• Tend to like learning facts
• Like to solve problems using well established
  methods
• Dislike complications and surprises.
• More practical and careful
• Dont like courses that have no apparent
  connection to real world

• Prefer discovering possibilities and
  relationships
• Like innovation
• Dislike repetition
• Work faster and more innovative
• Dont like courses that involve lot of
  memorization and routine calculations

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Visual and verbal learners

• Remember best what they see (pictures, diagrams,
  flow charts, time lines, film and demonstrations

• Get more on words written and spoken explanations

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Sequential and Global Learners

• Gain understanding in linear steps
• Tend to follow logical stepwise paths in finding
  solutions

• Tend to learn in large jumps, absorbing material
  almost randomly
• Able to solve complex problems quickly but may
  have problem in explaining it

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Check your Learning Styles

• Pg 27
• OUMH1103 Module

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ILS Scoring Sheet

• ?? Be honest