Just in time for back-to-school: running across Walter Pauk’s "Cornell Method" of note-taking led me into a cornucopia of cheat sheets on how to succeed at school (and life), hosted by the academic support departments at colleges and universities.
I started an AcademicSkills page on my wiki to index some of the collections of these how-tos.
Topics include:
- Attention and Listening
- Budgeting
- Cramming for tests
- Effective note taking strategies
- Handling criticism
- Listening skills for lectures
- Managing stress
- Procrastination
- Public speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Resolving conflict
- Test Anxiety
- Test Preparation
- Test Taking
- Time Management
- Tracking your spending
- Writing and Proofing
Of course, many of the tips and techniques are applicable to Real Life, too. :-)
Comment (1)
Pete,
This list is a great example of how interpersonal/emotional skills are just as important as informational/cognitive ones. While we still live in the information revolution, we are moving towards the emotional revolution at an amazing pace.
Peace.
Z