Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Personal advice to pass on to students

    • Answer these questions for me...

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    ORGANIZATION: Getting started

    • What's coming...

    • Stress triggers

    • Task 1 “My last day of school”

    • Task 2 “My 70th birthday party”

    • How to formulate goals

    • Recognizing time thieves

    • Test your learning
  • 3

    ORGANIZATION: Approaches to plan ahead

    • Pareto’s principle

    • ABC method

    • Eisenhower principle

    • “Systematic Waste Disposal”

    • Your performance curve

    • How to use a pinboard

    • Task “How to plan your next week”

    • Test your learning
  • 4

    ORGANIZATION: What helps you study

    • What’s coming...

    • Spacing Effect

    • Pomodoro Technique

    • Useful learner apps

    • Download useful learner apps

    • Test your learning
  • 5

    ORGANIZATION: Your organization & filing

    • What‘s coming...

    • Optimizing your structures and work process

    • How to use a filing system

    • Biggest mistakes when filing

    • Filing tips (analog & digital)

    • The 7-folder-system

    • Your Desktop

    • Dedicated spots

    • How to use your inbox

    • How to use a task board

    • What you should do now

    • Test your learning...
  • 6

    ORGANIZATION: Your last steps

    • How to declutter your bad habits

    • Tips for your self-discipline

    • Tips to increase your productivity

    • Concluding thoughts

    • Your feedback 😊
  • 7

    MOTIVATION: Let‘s get started!

    • What's coming...

    • The science behind motivation

    • Motivators

    • Tips for parents & teachers

    • Factors affecting students' motivation

    • Quick tips for your study motivation

    • Test your learning
  • 8

    MOTIVATION: A more positive mindset

    • What's coming...

    • Linking your thoughts - feelings - behavior

    • Breaking down negative belief-systems

    • Task: "How to break your limiting beliefs"

    • Task: "How to keep a success diary"

    • How to start changing yourself and others

    • Test your learning
  • 9

    MOTIVATION: Setting your goals

    • What's coming...

    • S.M.A.R.T. Goals

    • Goal setting for your future

    • Walt Disney Strategy

    • Test your learning
  • 10

    MOTIVATION: Beating test anxiety

    • The effects of anxiety on the body

    • How anxiety helps you

    • 10 quick test anxiety tips

    • Psychological techniques to beat test anxiety

    • Advanced mental strategies to beat test anxiety and other fears

    • Test your learning

  • 11

    MOTIVATION: Your last steps

    • 10 tips to be a more successful learner

    • Concluding thoughts

    • Your feedback 😊
  • 12

    TEST PREP: Let‘s start with your brain!

    • What's coming...

    • Let's start with your brain!

    • The theory behind memory

    • How to influence your memory process

    • 3 interesting facts about the way you learn

    • Test your learning
  • 13

    TEST PREP: Forgetting & Recalling

    • The benefits of forgetting

    • Powerful study strategies to boost your memory

    • Spacing Effect: Study Less, Remember More

    • Interleaving Effect

    • Diffused vs. Focused Mode

    • Multimodal learning

    • Changing up your study environment

    • Self-testing

    • Test your learning
  • 14

    TEST PREP: How to benefit from classroom time

    • Getting most out of classroom time

    • How to take efficient notes

    • Why teaching traditional learning styles is outdated

    • Test your learning
  • 15

    TEST PREP: Useful tips for test situations

    • What's coming...

    • Tips to prep yourself the morning of a test

    • Tips for written exams

    • Tips for oral exams

    • What to do if you get stuck in an exam

    • How to use your study breaks efficiently

    • Test your learning...
  • 16

    TEST PREP: Your last steps

    • The 10 best test preparation tips

    • Concluding thoughts

    • Your feedback 😊
  • 17

    Worksheets, PDFs etc.

    • How to apply Active Listening

    • How to formulate goals

    • How to structure a coaching session

    • Assignment: Tree of strengths and achievements

    • Article: Effective learning strategies_english

    • Photo catalog: Goal development english_german