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The Academic Resources Center Presents

The Academic Resources Center Presents. A Learning Enhancement Seminar. 4:00pm - 5:00pm McInteer 150 Aud. Tuesday. Aug. 21st. Enhancing Memory Skills. A key to. your success. at HU. . . . and beyond!. Academic Resurces Center TEC 334 501-279-4549. We never forget!.

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The Academic Resources Center Presents

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  1. The Academic Resources Center Presents A Learning Enhancement Seminar 4:00pm - 5:00pm McInteer 150 Aud. Tuesday Aug. 21st Enhancing Memory Skills A key to your success at HU . . . and beyond! Academic Resurces Center TEC 334 501-279-4549

  2. We never forget! Do you believe that?

  3. Memory Exercise TNZIGEYCAEBIORMTNUERFAYANMEHIYGOI You can remember anything if you organize it.

  4. Understanding Memory • Storing information properly: • The brain’s information retrieval system: association, repetition, rehearsal & mnemonic devices • Without rehearsal or use, information is forgotten

  5. 3 Types of Memory • Sensory memory: gathered from 5 senses • Short-term (working) memory: limited to 5 – 9 separate facts • Long-term memory: you can store & retrieve anything.

  6. The true art of memory is the art of attention.Samuel Johnson

  7. Get Organized Get Active Pace Yourself

  8. Get Organized • Get motivated • Reduce interference • Be selective • Intend to remember

  9. Learn from the general to the specific TOPIC 3 2 1 a b a b a b

  10. Look for relationships among ideas: • How does it relate to the key idea? • How does it relate to course goals? • How does it relate to my personal goals? • Create associations: • What do I already know about …….?

  11. Get Active • Move around in your environment • Use graphics: • Draw • Visualize • Use flash cards • Read, write, recite, review • ASC tutoring

  12. The Benefits of Exercise: • Stimulates the senses • Releases stress • Improves sleep • Enhances digestion • Maintains strength • All of the above positively impact memory.

  13. The Benefits of Exercise: contd. • Some evidence suggests that exercise is • particularly effective for short-term memory. • 20-minute daily walks may improve • memory performance.

  14. http://www.mathpower.com/tips.htm

  15. Which was the worst war in history? Casualties Damage to Places Long Term Damage to Society  Vietnam  World War I  World War II Use graphic organizers: http://www.graphic.org/concept.html A B TOPIC Venn Diagram Double Cell Diagram C B A C Cluster Diagram Matrix

  16. USING MNEMONIC DEVICES(neh-mon-ick) • ACRONYMS: • LASER: • light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation • NATO: • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • SCUBA: • self-contained underwater breathing apparatus • HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie & Superior

  17. Mnemonics (contd.) • Mediation: A type of mnemonic device in which you form associations. Linking two items with a third: Peso “pay-so” One pays with money

  18. Mnemonics (contd.) • Forming unusual exaggerated associations: Flashbulb memories (where were you when…?)

  19. PaceYourself • Distribute learning • Overlearn • Use daylight • Got attitude? • Combine memory techniques • Avoid short-term memory lapse • Review

  20. Use It or Lose It! REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW

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