Want to Earn Better Grades and Retain Your Learning While Also Having More Free Time?

Here is my sales pitch to you: “Earn better grades and learn more effectively all while spending less time studying than with your present study methods.” Sound too good to be true? I will teach you how to build good habits of efficient learning so that you master material more rapidly and retain that knowledge more permanently. These habits reflect our improved understanding of the neuroscience of learning. I will give a (hopefully) humorous talk on the pitfalls that most students fall into leading to inefficient learning, long hours of ineffective studying, and lower grades than desired. I will present how to learn more efficiently and build effective study habits. I will share time-tested methods supported by many anecdotal stories from my years of teaching engineering students how to excel in the classroom while maximizing their free time. This free time can be used to pursue the myriad of amazing opportunities that university life presents you: participating in clubs, athletics, the arts, or simply building deep friendships with your classmates. In addition to study habits, I will also pass on some ideas of how to make the most of your time in college including transitioning to university life, building meaningful relationships with your professors, and taking advantage of the many resources at Notre Dame to carve out a unique university journey that could include service projects, study abroad, and/or undergraduate research.

The format will be an interactive lecture. I am more than happy to answer questions throughout the presentation. I will also make sure to save sufficient time for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.

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