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Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life

Chapter 7

Adopting Lifelong learning

CHOICES OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

ADOPTING LIFELONG LEARNING

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REVIEW: THREE SUCCESS RULES

Rule 1: I Show Up

Rule 2: I Do My Best Work

Rule 3: I Participate Actively


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REVIEW: SCRIPTS

What three habit patterns form the parts of our scripts that are observable to others?

Behaviors

Thoughts (when spoken)

Emotions (when strong)

What is the deeper, invisible part of a script that contains our view of ourselves, other people and the world?

Core Beliefs


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REVIEW: INNER VOICES

Identify which voice is speaking in each of the following examples:

Inner Critic

Inner Defender

Inner Guide


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REVIEW : INNER VOICES

I flunked that test, big time! Malik and Jordan were making so much noise I couldn't concentrate last night when I was studying.

I'm really struggling with this lit class. I'm just too dumb to figure out all that stuff.

Teresa is so smart! I'm going to ask her to join our study group for Calculus.

I would have been here on time but Deven took my parking space. What a jerk!

I've got to come up with $1000 for next semester. I'm going to check the papers for job ads and re-do my budget.

I would love to learn how to snow ski but I'm so spastic I'll probably run over somebody and kill both of us.


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REVIEW : INNER VOICES

What do the

Inner Critic and Inner Defender have in common?

They both use Victim Language to complain , blame , and make excuses !

Neither takes action to solve the problem.


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REVIEW: HOLLAND CODE

What are the six personality types in the Holland

Code?

Realistic

Investigative

Artistic

Social

Enterprising

Conventional

How can awareness of your personality type help you make better career choices?

People who choose a career that matches their personality type tend to be more satisfied.


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CASE STUDY IN CRITICAL THINKING:

A FISH STORY

Why do you think the biology professor didn’t simply tell the students what he wanted them to learn?

DIVING DEEPER: If you had been in this biology lab class, what lessons about college and life would you have learned from the experience? When you think you have discovered one life lesson, dive deeper and find another even more powerful lesson. And then another and another.


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DISCOVERING YOUR

PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE

FOCUS QUESTIONS

What is your preferred way of learning?

What can you do when your instructor doesn

’ t teach the way you prefer to learn?


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JOURNAL ENTRY 24: WARM-UP

Complete the Preferred Learning Style

Inventory.

Rank each option honestly, realizing there are no wrong answers.

Calculate your score following the directions in the book.

What is the biggest surprise in your results?


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APPLYING THE CONCEPT

Identify which of the four learning preferences is being described.

Enjoys discovering and using intuition; prefers imagination to data and facts.

Enjoys taking action and appreciates well-organized and well-documented information.

Enjoys using analysis and logic; prefers facts and theories over emotion and intuition.

Enjoys personal connections and supportive atmosphere.

Innovating

Learner

Doing

Learner

Thinking

Learner

Feeling

Learner


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Which of the preferred learning preferences would be most comfortable with the instructors described below?

Warm and caring; uses group work and interpersonal relating.

Presents information step-by-step; uses demonstration and hands-on experience.

Uses lectures, visual aids, textbook readings and logical thinking activities.

Encourages creativity and experimentation; is flexible and allows independent work.

Feeling

Learner

Doing

Learner

Thinking

Learner

Innovating

Learner


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Identify which learning preference would benefit most from the following ways of adapting to different instructors.

Seek answers to “what?” questions and organize notes logically with outlines.

Seek answers to “what if?” and “what else?” questions and organize notes with concept maps and pictures.

Seek answers to “how?” questions and practice using course information outside of class.

Seek answers to “who?” and “why?” questions and discover personal value for the course content.


Thinking

Learner

Innovating

Learner

Doing

Learner

Feeling

Learner

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ONE STUDENT'S STORY:

Melissa Thompson

What choices did Melissa make to move from a struggling student to a successful student in chemistry?

What present instructor of yours has a teaching style that you find difficult to learn from? Explain.

Considering Melissa's story, what choices could you make to improve your outcomes and experiences in that instructor's class?


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EMPLOYING CRITICAL THINKING

FOCUS QUESTIONS

How can you determine the truth in this complex and confusing world?

How can you present your truths in a way that is logical and persuasive to others?


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CONSTRUCTING LOGICAL ARGUMENTS

Reasons

•Premises, Claims, Assumptions

•Answers "Why?"

Evidence

•Support: Facts, Data, Stories

•Answers "How do you know?“

Conclusions

•Opinions, Beliefs, Positions

•Answers "What should the audience think or do?"


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APPLYING THE CONCEPT:

PROBING QUESTIONS

Imagine that a friend presents you with the argument below. As a critical thinker, what probing questions might you ask about his reason, evidence, and conclusion?

[Reason]

I’ve decided that I’m not really college material.

[Evidence]

I’m taking four courses and it looks like I’m going to get only one B and 3 D’s.

[Conclusion]

I think I’ll drop out before I flunk out.


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QUICK REVIEW!

•

•

What are the three components of a logical argument?

BECOMING AN

• Reasons

ACTIVE LEARNER

Evidence

Conclusions

Create a memory device that will help you remember the three components.

Share it with a partner.


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A classmate tells you she knows a guaranteed way to make a lot of money and begins persuading you to join her in the venture.

List five or more probing questions you could ask your classmate to decide if it is a good choice for you to join her in the venture.


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LEARNING TO

MAKE COURSE CORRECTIONS

FOCUS QUESTIONS

How can you recognize when you are off course?

More important, how can you get back on course?


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There's an old fable about a fox that can't reach some grapes that are too high on a vine. After several unsuccessful attempts, the fox gives up, excusing its failure by thinking "Those grapes are probably sour anyway.

“

Is there a class in which you've given up on reaching the "high grapes"? If so, how have you explained this choice to yourself? Is your explanation a reason or an excuse ?


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ONE STUDENT'S STORY:

Jessie Maggard

Sometimes, when we are off course, something happens that shakes us up and we realize we need to make an important change. What events shook up Jessie and what changes did she make as a result?

When in your life did something shake you up and you realized that you needed to make a change? Explain what happened to shake you up, what change you made, and the Life Lesson you learned from the experience.


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LIFELONG LEARNING AT WORK

You are about to see a number of pictures showing people at work. For each picture, decide which learning preference (or preferences) would best suit the career represented.

As a critical thinker, be prepared to explain your conclusions by offering reasons and evidence .


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LIFELONG LEARNING AT WORK

Thinking Doing Feeling Innovating


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BELIEVING IN YOURSELF

:

DEVELOP SELF-RESPECT

FOCUS QUESTIONS

What is your present level of self-respect?

How can you raise your self-respect, and therefore your self-esteem, even higher?


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INTEGRITY

At the top of a piece of paper, write the word

"Integrity.“

In a moment, words will appear on the screen one at a time.

When you see a word that you associate with the idea of “integrity,” write it on your page.

Here we go…


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Reliability

Uprightness

Weak

Betrayal

Character

Consistency

Friend

INTEGRITY

Honesty

Cheating

Wholeness

Truthfulness

Honor

Hypocrisy

Lying

Completeness

Unity

Enemy

Trustworthy

Strong

Deceptive

Dependable


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BECOMING AN ACTIVE LEARNER

Below your list, write one of the following:

• A definition of “integrity.”

• A true story that illustrates integrity

(about yourself or someone else)

Form Groups of 3 or 4.

Each person, read to your group what you have written. After all have read, continue the conversation about integrity.


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KEEPING COMMITMENTS

Make agreements consciously : I

’ m going to accept

Eric

’ s invitation to join his study group because it will help me get better grades.

Use Creator language: I will attend all study group meetings and come prepared.

Make agreements important : I

’ ll send an email to each study group member with my commitment.

Create a plan; carry it out : I

’ ll put each meeting on my calendar.

Renegotiate: If I'm unable to attend a meeting, I

’ ll ask if others are willing to change the date.


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KEEPING COMMITMENTS

Write about the most important commitment you have made in college. Explain how keeping this commitment will help you create your desired outcomes and experiences. (5 minutes)

Get with a partner and exchange papers.

Read your partner's paper and write a thoughtful question. A

“ thoughtful

” question is one that helps your partner dive deeper into the complexities of the topic. (3 minutes)

When you receive your partner

’ s question, write a thoughtful response. (5 minutes)


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EMBRACING CHANGE:

DO ONE THING DIFFERENT THIS WEEK

From the list of seven beliefs and behaviors, choose the one that seems the most likely to help you achieve your desired outcomes and experiences in college.

With a partner discuss the value you would get from doing this one thing every day for a week (or longer). Also discuss any obstacles to keeping this commitment. Finally, make a choice to make this commitment or not.


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WISE CHOICES IN COLLEGE :

WRITING

Divide into Home Groups of four.

Each person choose to become the group's expert for one of the four components of the Writing Process:

Prewriting, Writing, Revising, Editing.

Leave your Home Group and join others who have chosen to become an expert on the same component you did.

With your Expert Group , read the introduction to “Wise

Choices in College: Writing” and discuss the component you have all chosen. Your goal is to be able to explain to your

Home Group what the component is and how it relates to the CORE Learning System.

Return to your Home Group . Each expert teach the others about your component of the Writing Process.


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WRITING

1. Form groups of 3-4 and identify a recorder.

2. Without using On Course , record possible choices to improve writing skills. Each group’s goal is to have the longest list of “unique” choices (that is, choices not on any other group’s list). (5 minutes)

3. As each recorder reads a list, other recorders cross out choices on their list mentioned by others.

4. Recorders report the “unique” choices remaining on their group’s list.

5. The group with the longest list of “unique” choices is the winner.


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WRITING

Review all of the writing strategies presented in On

Course and choose the one you think would most to improve your writing.

Join a partner and explain the strategy you have chosen and why. Use your best active listening skills to be sure you understand your partner’s choice.

Join another pair and each person explain the strategy his/her partner chose and why.


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REVIEW & SUMMARY

What are the four preferred ways of learning?

Thinking

Doing

Feeling

Innovating

What are the three components of a logical argument?

Reasons

Evidence

Conclusions


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REVIEW & SUMMARY

What are the four components of the writing process?

Prewriting

Writing

Revising

Editing


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KEY CHOICES FOR

ADOPTING LIFELONG LEARNING

Learning to

Make Course

Corrections

Employing

Critical

Thinking

Discovering Your

Preferred

Learning Style


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TICKET OUT

Who do you know who is a good example of a Lifelong Learner? Explain briefly.


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End

Chapter

Seven

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Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life

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Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life

Chapter 7

Rule 1: I Show Up

Rule 2: I Do My Best Work

Rule 3: I Participate Actively

Behaviors

Thoughts (when spoken)

Emotions (when strong)

Core Beliefs

Inner Critic

Inner Defender

Inner Guide

APPLYING THE CONCEPT

APPLYING THE CONCEPT

•

•

• Reasons

Evidence

Conclusions

JOURNAL ENTRY 25: WARM-UP

A classmate tells you she knows a guaranteed way to make a lot of money and begins persuading you to join her in the venture.

List five or more probing questions you could ask your classmate to decide if it is a good choice for you to join her in the venture.

How can you recognize when you are off course?

More important, how can you get back on course?

End

Chapter

Seven

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