Tips & Tricks: Beating Procrastination, Focusing at Home, and Work/Break Balance!

We want to thank our special guests Yaseen Ali & Julia Andrews for sharing all their amazing knowledge!

Yaseen Ali is a Learning Strategist from Academic Success and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Language and Literacies Education. Yaseen can definitely relate to conversations about staying motivated, juggling multiple schedules, and striving for balanced study practices!

Academic Success Resources

www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/asc/learning-strategies

Quercus Course on study techniques and managing stress related to learning www.tinyurl.com/academicsuccessresources

Handout on take-home and online exams

http://www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/asc/exam-preparation (see PDF under “Documents” section)

Appointments

To book a phone or Microsoft Teams appointment with Yaseen, contact the UC Registrar’s Office or visit the CLNx calendar and use the Academic Success “Appointments” function

Julia Andrews is a Learning Strategist from the Faculty of Arts and Science. Julia is on-location at University college and St. Michael’s college. To book a phone or Microsoft Teams appointment with Julia, University College and St. Michael’s students can contact their Registrar’s Office to book an appointment.

Resources

https://sidneysmithcommons.artsci.utoronto.ca/exam-toolkit/

Queen’s University has a lot of great resources online https://sass.queensu.ca/onlineresource/topics/#LS

Ryerson’s Guide to Succeeding in Online Courses https://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/tedrogersschool/success/resources/TRSM-ASC-tip-sheet-succeeding-online-courses.pdf

12 Study Tips for Online Learners

https://blog.kajabi.com/12-study-tips-for-online-learners-succeed-in-your-elearning-course

Adjusting to an Online Learning Environment video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhjoaCnNv1c&feature=youtu.be

Appointements (Working Remotely)

UC: Mon & Tues and Friday Afternoons (1:30-3:30)

SMC: Wed & Thurs & Friday Morning (10-12)

4:00 Procrastination

6:00 How long/when should you study?

9:20 Importance of self-reflection

10:00 Work/break ratio

13:00 Goal setting and checking in with yourself

14:30 Productive breaks

19:30 Strategies to be productive at home

24:30 Studying for open-book/online finals

34:30 How to beat procrastination