{"id":11381,"date":"2024-01-16T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T20:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/?page_id=11381"},"modified":"2024-07-30T17:53:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T21:53:29","slug":"be-a-strong-student-campaign-support-time-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/be-a-strong-student-campaign-support-time-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Time Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Help students realistically plan their time so that they can balance competing demands, avoid underestimating their workload, and combat procrastination.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Time Management is the #1 challenge that students report facing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try these strategies to support students manage their time:<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Help students plan realistically<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offer a <strong>clear schedule of assignments<\/strong> so that students can plan ahead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide <strong>time estimates <\/strong>of how long you anticipate students will need to spend on a particular assignment or activity (in line with \u201c6 minute read\u201d). Not sure? Try this <a href=\"https:\/\/cte.rice.edu\/resources\/workload-estimator\">workload estimator<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/assignments-assessments\/?\">Scaffold or sequence major assignments<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>:<\/strong> Help students by scaffolding assignments, explaining how pieces build on each other, setting reasonable expectations and intermediate deadlines, using Canvas assignments to get on their \u201cto do\u201d list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use the <strong>Canvas announcement or other communication tool<\/strong> to reinforce the week\u2019s schedule for your course and include alerts about upcoming higher-stakes assignments (e.g., \u201cNext week your essay draft will be due on Tuesday\u201d).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/assignments-assessments\/\"> exam wrappers<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>, process narratives, or other reflective assignments<\/strong> that ask students to reflect on how\/where\/when they studied for a test or the steps they took in creating a product. This not only supports learning but also helps students see what they might do differently next time in terms of planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Teaching online?<\/strong> Underscore that &#8220;asynchronous&#8221; does not mean self-paced by creating deadlines throughout the week so that students don&#8217;t rush to do what should be six hours of work every Sunday, for example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><strong>Guide<\/strong> students<strong> in planning<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Give students a<strong> \u201cPlan my time assignment\u201d<\/strong> that asks them to assess what they need to do for when, and to thoughtfully and reasonably map out their coursework along with any work or family responsibilities as well as commuting time. See these examples provided by CAST:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2024\/01\/Time-Management-Activity.pdf\">Time Management Activity<\/a>\u00a0(opens as PDF)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2024\/01\/Time-Management-Hand-outs.pdf\">Time Management Handouts<\/a>\u00a0(opens as PDF)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help students understand<strong> the value of concentrated, focused time<\/strong> to work by using a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pomofocus.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Pomodoro timer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or similar tool.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Suggest an <strong>online planning tool<\/strong> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/schedulemaker.io\/kjMxEa\">Schedule Maker<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encourage students to<strong> share strategies for time management<\/strong> (low-stakes discussion post, for example).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Recommend that students sync their Canvas calendars with a personal calendar (directions for syncing with <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Student-Guide\/How-do-I-subscribe-to-the-Calendar-feed-using-Google-Calendar-as\/ta-p\/535\" target=\"_blank\">Google calendar;\u00a0<\/a>with <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Student-Guide\/How-do-I-subscribe-to-the-Calendar-feed-using-Outlook-as-a\/ta-p\/531\" target=\"_blank\">Outlook<\/a>; with<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Student-Guide\/How-do-I-subscribe-to-the-Calendar-feed-using-Outlook-as-a\/ta-p\/531\" target=\"_blank\"> iOS device<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Leverage Campus Support Partners<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-academic-success-and-tutoring\/\"> Center for Academic Success and Tutoring (CAST)<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> offers support for students\u2019 time management:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-academic-success-and-tutoring\/workshops\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time Management Workshops\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-academic-success-and-tutoring\/tutorial-services\/?\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peer Academic Coaching<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (non-subject specific tutoring on study skills, including time management)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd4YIoknO7p0_2ZPZLQS8yuPVVAxrBAqCGH0Bw2n6iUPQr5eA\/viewform\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Class workshops<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more information or help, please <a href=\"mailto:faculty@montclair.edu\">email<\/a> the Office for Faculty Excellence or <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair-faculty-excellence.libcal.com\/appointments\/\">make an appointment<\/a> with a consultant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><p><em>Last Modified: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5:53 pm<\/em><\/p> CK<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/08\/CC.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" width=\"80\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTeaching Resources by <a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/\">ÌÇÐÄvlog Office for Faculty Excellence<\/a> is licensed under a <a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third-party content is not covered under the Creative Commons license and may be subject to additional intellectual property notices, information, or restrictions. 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