Daydreaming need not be the enemy of focus. Learn to do it right and you could reap the benefits from more successful revision to more motivation
Inspired by Richard Felder, Ph.D. Dear student, Many of you have told me that your test grades don’t reflect your understanding of the material and asked me what you should do to keep the same thing from happening on the …
Inspired by Richard Felder, Ph.D. Dear student, Many of you have told me that your test grades don’t reflect your understanding of the material and asked me what you should do to keep the same thing from happening on the …
Hiroe Hu is a student in Touro University California’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. “Know the big picture.” Despite its simplicity, this was one of the best pieces of advice that I ever received in medical school (thank you, Dr. Lin!). Over the past …
Dr. J is Touro California Director of Academic Support Dr. Jill Alban. Dear Dr. J, I am already getting behind and I’m worried I’ll never catch up! What do you recommend? — Behind the Wheel on Mare Island Dear Behind, Use your …
Graduate school is different than college! Do you remember memorizing and regurgitating, studying into the wee hours of the morning to take an exam in a few short hours and scramming to write that paper the day before it’s due? …
We asked Jonathan Lai, the COP Academic Tutoring & Academic Services Coordinator, “What do you recommend to students in regards to studying and tutoring?” His tips: During my high school days, studying meant sitting in a room by yourself and …
Maren Hackbusch, PA-C, MPH is an alumna in the Touro University California’s MSPAS/MPH Program. We asked Maren to reflect back to her time here at Touro and to answer a few questions such as: What worked for you? What didn’t? …
The pace of learning here at TUC is intense, which can sometimes be overwhelming even for those who have excelled at previous levels of education. We regularly ask students who are at the top of their class to tell us what …
Dr. Jill Alban, Ed.D., is Director of Academic Support at Touro University California. Recently, I reported on spaced repetition. Today, I’m reporting on my students’ experiences with metacognition. While I learned about metacognition in my earlier life as a reading …