McGraw Center Undergraduate Workshop: What Cognitive-Neuroscience Research Says about How to Study

Name: McGraw Center Undergraduate Workshop: What Cognitive-Neuroscience Research Says about How to Study
Start: 2023-09-26T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-26T18:30:00-04:00
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Training/Workshop Undergraduate Research

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

5 PM – 6:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Looking for more effective—and efficient—study strategies? Because of the large amounts of information assigned and the compressed schedule of midterm exam week, you need to prioritize, organize and study course content as the course unfolds. Waiting until exam week to study just doesn’t work. Learn several different study methods applicable to a variety of courses so that you can read, take lecture notes, and study optimally.

Speakers

Nic Voge

Senior Associate Director, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning

Princeton University

Nic directs the McGraw Center’s Learning Programs, including the Undergraduate Learning Program and the Graduate Learning Program. Adopting a socio-cognitive approach informed by self-worth theory and positive psychology, Nic explores the unique educational expectations of elite research universities and the ways students engage with and meet them. Recognizing the variety and complexity of learning demands students encounter in various disciplines and courses, our programs focus on assisting students as they transition into and through Princeton’ distinctive curriculum. Nic is a founding member of the Princeton Perspective Project, Principedia, and the Academic Resilience Consortium (formerly The Resilience Consortium).

He recently co-authored Life Beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation (Cambridge University Press).

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