College Success

3 min readJun 5, 2020

The following are not my own words. These are notes taken from Collge Success.

Writing Process

Outlining is a good way to start the writing process.
To write a successful discussion post, students should use a writing process similar to writing a paper.
Using all capital letters is considered to be shouting.

Giving feedback in peer assessment is stimulating self-reflection.
Peer assessment develops feedback skills, subject matter mastery, and self-appraisal skills.
Peer assessment helps students to make the ability to make judgments.

Last name, I. I. (Year). Title. Journal, X(X), XXX-XXX. HTTP DOI LINK
Organization. (Year). Title. Retrieved MONTH DAY, YEAR from HTTP URL.
Organization. (Year). Word. In dictionary name. Retrieved MONTH DAY, YEAR from HTTP URL.
Citations are not required when it is something that the writer personally experience and that that information is common knowledge.
Giving incorrect information about the source of the quotation could result in dismissal from the University.
A student can drop a course without academic penalty during the first week of the course session.
The students should budget 15–17 hours every week for a single course.
Final grades are published 7 days after the end of the course.
A student can request Leave of Absence that begins the first day of the following term.

Netiquette is internet etiquette.
Netiquette is rules about what should and should not be done in online communication.
Netiquette is important for respect, harmony, and tolerance in online classes.

The Ladder of Inference helps us to stop ourselves from jumping into conclusions about situations.
Critical thinking is a meta-thinking skill, which requires thinking about thinking.
Critical thinking improves language skills and presentation skills.
Critical thinking is the foundation of effective communication, the principle used in effective decision making, and a way to uncover bias (ဘက်လိုက်မှု)and prejudice (ဉပါဒါန်စွဲလန်းခြင်း).
Critical thinking skills required to identify the relevance and importance of ideas.
Critical thinking skills are impacted by knowledge and practice.
“Ad populum” means that the argument is based on “Everyone does it”.
“Root cause analysis” diagnoses the cause of the issue and suggests possible solutions.
Starbursting is a technique for brainstorming new ideas by asking a lot of questions.

Self-directed learning identifies your learning goals, cultivates intrinsic motivation, and practice using what you’ve learned.
The student is the most responsible for learning.
A self-directed learner has self-confidence. He follows the syllabus to stay on track. He reflects knowledge gaps and uses research to fill those gaps. He actively brainstorms ways to apply course material outside of the class.
Self-determination theory is characterized by understanding the motivation a person has to do something because it is inherently interesting to them.
Intrinsic motivation is like learning a new skill so that you can use it on a project you are excited to tackle in your workplace.
Active learning improves the retention of information.

The most effective strategy is reviewing your notes after taking them and writing a short summary of your notes after taking them.
Effective reading is Reading, Note-taking, Capturing key ideas, and Reviewing.
Concept Map is best used when you want to capture relationships.
List note-taking is that it focuses on thoroughly capturing information, and it minimizes the ability to process information as notes are taken.
Cornell method is placing keywords in the left-hand side margin of the paper.
Outline method is that it is the easiest to do electronically, it allows you to prioritize the information, and it can be complicated during lectures.
Effective reading includes reflecting content after reading.

Goal setting improves time management.
Characteristics of goals are Realistic, Specific, Timeframe (time-bound), and Motivation.
Being productive in the morning is part of your person’s time personality.