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Tonight’s Collaborate Session
will begin at 7pm AEDT.
Positive Exam Preparation!
While you’re waiting please make
sure your audio is working… run
the ‘audio setup wizard’ located
under the tools setting
What we won’t discuss in this collaboration?
• Exam content and format
• Exam locations
• Exam times and duration
• Exam materials
• Any other questions relating to the exams
Student Liaison Officers
Student Liaison Officers are available to answer your questions at the following times:
Monday – Friday: 9am - 9pmSaturday – Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Telephone: 1300 937 765
Email: [email protected]
Web form: http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/help
What we will discuss in this collaboration?
• The mind-body connection
• The benefits of taking control of your thoughts
and actions
• Common obstacles to doing well in exams
• Exam preparation
• Procrastination
• The importance of self-care
• Psychological techniques for success!
Mind Body Connection
Time
SUCCESS! Happiness!
Time
SUCCESS! Happiness!
Time
SUCCESS!Happiness!
Time
SUCCESS!Happiness!
“Our daily decisions and
habits have a huge impact
upon both our levels of
happiness and success.”~ Shawn Achor
WorryWorryWorryWorryStressStressStressStress
PanicPanicPanicPanic
AnxietyAnxietyAnxietyAnxiety
How to get leverage?
Common worries…
“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time, I can’t manage”
“I don’t know what to study, I don’t know what will be on the exam.”
“What I’m not studying won’t be on the exam.”
“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time.”
“I might go blank in the exam and not know anything.”
“I might not know any of the answers.”“I might not get there on time.”
“I might panic and make mistakes.”“I don’t know exactly what to study.”
“I might run out of time.”
“I don’t exactly know what will be on the exam.”
“I’m not exactly sure about what to expect.”“I’m no good at exams.”
“If you think you can do
a thing or think you can't
do a thing, you're right.”
~ Henry Ford
“It is the mark of an
educated mind to be able
to entertain a thought
without accepting it.”
~ Aristotle“The greatest weapon
against stress is our
ability to choose one
thought over another.”
~ William James
“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time”
“I might go blank in the exam and not know anything.”
“I don’t exactly know what will be on the exam.”
“I’m no good at exams.”
“I’m going to fail!”
“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time”
“There’s a lot to study, so I’ll have to prioritise. I have to make a plan
of when, what, and how I’ll study the material.”
“I might go blank in the exam and not know anything.”
“It’s not a problem if I ever go blank because I can simply take
a moment to breathe, take a sip of water, and gather my
thoughts by looking at the last question. If in doubt, I’ll go to
the next question and come back to the other one later”
“I don’t exactly know what will be on the exam.”
“I can revisit the learning materials, quizzes, and
assignments to find out what topics are likely to
be on the exam.”
“I’m no good at exams.”
“I might not be great at exams, but I’m going
to focus on being more prepared for this
exam than I had been in the past.”
“I’m going to fail!”
“If I study, I’ll improve my mark on the exam!”
Exercise
Nurture
Yourself
Exam Preparation:
1)Time Management
2)How to study
3)Memory techniques
Time Management:
• Make lists of all the things you have to do
• Prioritise according to ‘most urgent’ and ‘most
important’
• Become fully aware of the limited time you have
• Make time where you can (cancel other less
important obligations)
• Record it in a diary, calendar, or put it in your
smart phone, etc..
How to study:
• Set realistic expectations about what you
want to achieve in the time you have
• Study blocks – 30 to 45 minutes
• Organising the information
• Mind mapping
• Notes
Memory Techniques:
• Your MEMORY loves…• Novelty
• Emotion
• Stimulated senses!
• Music and Rhymes
• Association to what it already knows
• Patterns and stories
• You! …self-association
• What’s important – your values
Memory Techniques:
• Your imagination is most important
• Visualise, with sounds, feelings, motions,
and emotions!
• Mnemonics
• Memory pegging - association to a list
you already know
• Loci (Memory Palace) - Association with
a room or path
Procrastination
How to sabotage your procrastination:
• Identify your distractors
…and disable them!
• Identify your study tasks
…and activate them!
Changing how we feel…?
…sometimes we’re better off
not trying to change how we
feel.
Practice mindfulness and orientate towards
just getting on with the job.
In summary:
• Reducing unhelpful thoughts and feelings
• Increasing constructive thoughts
• Engaging in healthy behaviours
• Preparing better for exams
• Sabotaging procrastination
Being happier and more positive
Questions?
Your Support TeamStudent Liaison Officers
Student Liaison Officers are available to answer your questions at the following times:
Monday – Friday: 9am - 9pmSaturday – Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Telephone: 1300 937 765
International +61 3 8306 0828
Email: [email protected]
Web form: http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/help
Join Connect in the Student Portal
It’s your place to collaborate with other students not only in your course,
but across the whole of Swinburne Online.
You can discuss your course and even network for your future.
Thanks for your attendance
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