1. LPN Student Success Fall 2009
Derrick Doige, M.Ed
Okanagan College -Counsellor

2. Derrick Doige – Counsellor
local 2208

3. What are your challenges so far?
Check-in
What are your challenges so far?

4. Success!!!
Success in not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts! Winston Churchill

5. The Successful Person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do. Thomas Edison

6. What is the # 1 predictor of student success?
Read the following sentence aloud:
opportunityisnowhere
opportunity is now here
opportunity is no where
Your Attitude will determine your Altitude!

7. OC New Admissions Exam The 100 Test

8. If you fail to plan, plan to fail (unknown)

9. There’s not enough time!
A Time Management Demonstration

10. Time flies, it’s up to you to be the navigator.
Golf Balls and Sugar
What are your Golf Balls?
What is your Sugar?
Are you spending enough time on RESET? Relax/Rewards, Exercise, Sleep, Eat, Time.
Time flies, it’s up to you to be the navigator.
(Robert Orben)

11. Making Your Mark Break up into groups of five:
Chapter 2 Time Management
Chapter 3: Note Taking
Chapter 4: Study Hints and Shortcuts
Chapter 6: How to Study for Exams
Chapter 7: Managing College Life

13. Learning Pyramid
What implications does the LP have for your everyday learning?
The more you can become actively engaged in the material you are trying to learn, the better your chances of actually learning and retaining the information.

14. Reading Texts SQ54
Survey
Question
Read
Respond
Record
Relate
Review

16. Manage Review Time Daily review Weekly review Major reviews
Material you have just learned
Material that involves simple memorization
Weekly review
30 – 60 minutes per subject
Major reviews
Week before the exam
Take short breaks every hour
Avoid marathon study sessions
Use study groups

17. Preparing for Exams RAP technique: R – Review notes frequently
A – Anticipate questions (form study groups)
P – Practice

18. Derrick’s Recipe for Success
Take responsibility for your learning
Stay healthy (Relax, Eat, Sleep, Exercise, Time)
Manage your time wisely
Create a weekly schedule & develop a routine
Be an active learner (Pyramid and SQ5R)
Take good notes (Cornel System)
Review your notes frequently (3 types of review)
Form Study Groups
Anticipate the questions on the exam
Learn from your mistakes
Get help sooner than later
Have Fun!!

19. If all else fails…..