CSUMB Learning Journal 2025

      Last week we mentioned some study techniques that need work. One of the study techniques I listed was note taking. This week in the learning journal assignment an amazing resource was linked that provided a bunch of information on study techniques. Lucky for me note taking was one of them. After reading through the note taking page there were some key takeaways that I learned. There was the 2-6 Method, in which you divide the space on your notepaper. Make two columns, using the red line on the left of the page as your border. Then when taking notes use the 6 column for the notes and the smaller 2 column on the left as a highlighting system. Mark the main headings and important info on the left. Another technique I learned was the split page method. By splitting the notebook page in half lengthwise you can take notes on one side of the paper and outline the text on the other side, so when it comes to studying you'll have both.      During this wee...

                                               Part 1: Review and Reflect Learning Strategy The Effective Study Skills google document goes into detail that every person is different when it comes to studying and retaining knowledge. Key tips and tricks that are proven to help with your studies are highlighted throughout the document which bring insight into how you should prepare yourself for a study session and how you should conduct your studies. Poor study skills are wasted time, and wasted time leads to frustration and low grades. From the document I can say that the top 3 things highlighted that I am already good at are scheduling, extracting important details, and reviewing and revising. On the other hand the top 3 things I feel that I need to work on are taking notes, taking examinations and gathering materials when I write. I tend to review...

      This week was the start of module 1 in the CST300 course and it was already loaded with assignments. Though they were all fairly simple, the outline I found to be a bit time consuming. I'm really enjoying our group projects thus far and look forward to working with my group in future projects, so far it has just been simple team building projects. I can't wait to work on something more challenging with them. This weeks lecture was basically reminding us about plagiarism and the repercussions involved with being a cheater as well as informing us that we will stick to an APA format for all of our writing assignments. I used to hate citing references but I found a good google add-on that will cite my page in whatever format I need it to as well as provide an in-text citation. That saved me a good amount of time on my recent outline. We also got to do some distance introductions this week. I had to do something similar in a previous class so it was simple and quick. But...