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Use this Master Student Map to ask yourself, WHY? • You can boost your

Love Your Problems • 3 approaches for responding to problems: • Deny • Resist

Take your memory out of the closet Memory is not a place or a

The Memory Jungle 4 Visualizations • well-worn path • herd of thoughts • turn

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body Use Brain • Be selective. • Make it

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body • Learn actively. • Relax. • Create pictures.

20 Memory Techniques Organize • • Use Body Use Brain Recall it Engage your

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body Use Brain Recall it • Remember something else.

Set a trap for your memory Link an activity to another event to create

YOUR BRAIN – its care and feeding • Meaningful patterns • Rich sensory experience

Mnemonic Devices • Make up new words • Use creative sentences • Create rhymes

Mnemonic Devices Three limitations: 1. They don’t help you understand. 2. They may be

FIVE Cs FOR YOUR CAREER CHARACTER CRITICAL THINKING • • • CREATIVE THINKING COLLABORATION

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Use this Master Student Map to ask yourself, WHY? • You can boost your study, test taking, reading and note taking skills. WHAT? • Power Process: Love your problems • Take your memory out of the closet • The memory jungle • 20 memory techniques • Set a trap for your memory • Your brain – its care and feeding • Mnemonic devices • Master Student Profile: Scott Heiferman HOW? • to focus your attention • to make conscious choices about what to remember • to recall facts and ideas with more ease WHAT IF? • . . . you could use your memory to its full potential? © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Love Your Problems • 3 approaches for responding to problems: • Deny • Resist • Love* *as in “unconditionally accept” • By loving your problems, you can discover effective ways to deal with them. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Take your memory out of the closet Memory is not a place or a thing, rather it is a process. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

The Memory Jungle 4 Visualizations • well-worn path • herd of thoughts • turn your back • direct the traffic Video: In Show Mode click image above © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body Use Brain • Be selective. • Make it meaningful. • Create associations. Recall it © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body • Learn actively. • Relax. • Create pictures. • Recite and Repeat. • Write it down. Use Brain Recall it © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

20 Memory Techniques Organize • • Use Body Use Brain Recall it Engage your emotions. Overlearn. Escape the short-term memory trap. Use your times of peak energy. Distribute learning. Be aware of attitudes. Elaborate. Intend to remember. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

20 Memory Techniques Organize Use Body Use Brain Recall it • Remember something else. • Notice when you do remember. • Use it before you lose it. • Adopt the attitude that you never forget. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Set a trap for your memory Link an activity to another event to create a “trap” for your memory. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

YOUR BRAIN – its care and feeding • Meaningful patterns • Rich sensory experience • Long-term care © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Mnemonic Devices • Make up new words • Use creative sentences • Create rhymes and songs • Use the loci system • Use the peg system © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Mnemonic Devices Three limitations: 1. They don’t help you understand. 2. They may be too complicated to learn. 3. They may be forgotten. © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

FIVE Cs FOR YOUR CAREER CHARACTER CRITICAL THINKING • • • CREATIVE THINKING COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION Character Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.