Teachers! In this first part of our six-episode All Things Testing series, Adam and Dinur talk about how to create effective tests – the starting point for making sure your tests make sense to your students and to you. (Students may want to listen in, to find out the logic behind how we create tests.) […]
Planning on graduate school, law school, or medical school? In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about how to decide about grad school, the exams you’ll face during the application process, and how to pick the school that’s right for you! Click here to download this episode’s transcript! Show Notes No show notes this episode
You’re in college! You finally get to choose your own schedule, and you are no longer legally required to be in class every day. There’s no truancy law. You’re an adult. So why are some professors so strict about attendance? In this episode, join Dinur and Adam as we hash out why attendance still counts, […]
Many students are resistant to the idea of using academic services, because in their head, somehow, it makes them weak. But professors don’t have the time or energy to teach students the skills that, up until recently, were taught in high school. What’s a student to do? Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss ways […]
On-campus academic services help you with things like writing problems, study skills, tutoring, and disabilities. But you might be wondering: how do professors view these services and the students who use them? Join Dinur and Adam as we dig into the professor’s view of students who use academic services in this episode! Click Here to […]
Most universities have academic services available to their students. But many students never hear about them, so they never use them. In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about how to help students become aware of, and use, these services. Click Here To Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes Texas State University – Supplemental Instruction […]
When you’re a disabled student, college is that much more difficult and confusing. Using the services available for disabled students can help level this playing field. In this episode, Dinur and Adam discuss the process of getting disability support if you’re a disabled student. Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes Definition of […]
Now that you are in college, you have all kinds of freedoms that you may not have had much of before. But with those freedoms comes a lot of responsibility. Join Dinur and Adam as we talk about the non-academic norms of college, and how to handle them! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! […]
Getting ready to apply for college? Today, Adam and Dinur are interviewing Michelle McAnaney of thecollegespy.com, to give you some tips and tricks for managing this big step in your educational process! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes TheCollegeSpy.Com TheCollegeSpy’s College Fit Checklist TheCollegeSpy’s College Visit Checklist
When you start college, you’ll find that you have a lot more freedom when you’re in college, but with freedom comes responsibilities. Join Dinur and Adam for a discussion of the academic norms you’ll have to learn and work with when you start college! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes Daniel Pink, […]
In Episode 27, Adam and Dinur talked about how to plan toward easier. Well, now that you’ve planned out how you’re going to work easier, you need to move forward with following your plan. Join us for this episode to find out more! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes Gretchen Rubin, The […]
Most people think that “working less” means “having a smaller workload.” In this episode, join Dinur and Adam as they discuss how to work easier, not less! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes: Dan Brown: 10% Happier Podcast, Episode 185
Our society rushes everyone. Employers rush their employees, parents rush their children, administrators rush their teachers, teachers sometimes rush their students. But what if we learned to slow down and take the time to do our work well? In this episode, Dinur and Adam discuss some ways to slow yourself down, so you can take […]
Many teachers will advise students work with their classmates in a word to create a study group. But what do you do in a study group? In this episode, Adam and Dinur discuss games, roles, and locations as important things to consider for a study group that works! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! […]
Many students get stressed out when their work does not produce the results they want. In this episode, Dinur and Adam talk about how to make small improvements that will create big results, and how you can make that happen too! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes James Clear, Atomic Habits
If you’ve never made any mistakes, you’re not learning. The best people in their professions all make mistakes. The big question is: how do you use a mistake now to help you improve later? Join Adam and Dinur as we discuss this important question! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes Brooke Castillo’s […]
In this episode, Adam and Dinur talk about why talking about what you’re learning helps you learn, even if you’re not talking to your classmates or your professor. Join us for some new tips and tricks! Click Here to Download This Episode’s Transcript! Show Notes No show notes
In this episode, we’ll talk about what grades actually mean in college, how that meaning is different than high school, and how to cope when your grades are not perfect straight A’s. Join Dinur and Adam as we get into grades! Click here to download this episode’s transcript! Show Notes PDF: What Grades Mean in […]
In today’s episode, Gretchen Wegner, M.Ed, the founder of the Anti-Boring Approach to Powerful Studying, is going to sit down with us to talk about the Study Cycle and the Study Senses – the study-skills models she’s developed, based on her research on how the brain learns. Join us! Click here to download this episode’s […]
We all judge ourselves sometimes. That’s normal. But how much of this judgment is actually helpful, and how much of it is unnecessary, or even harmful? Join Dinur and Adam for a discussion of when to know you’ve crossed that line! Click here to download this episode’s transcript! Show Notes Brooke Castillo’s Life Coach School […]