Applied Thinking

There are few things better in university (aside from maybe assignment extensions) than when what you’re learning in one class transfers over to another.

This is what applied thinking is. Where we take what we already know and apply it to something else.

You will face problems that need to be solved. Okay. What do you already know that will offer a solution? A great example of this is learning strategies! By perusing through this website, you will learn a bunch about reading, studying, note taking, time management. Take what you’ve learned here and APPLY it to the real-life situation of your university studies.

Questions to ask:

• How can this idea be used to help __________?
• How can __________ be improved?
• How can this theory be put into effect?
• What can I do to change or improve this?

Cuseo, Joseph B, Aaron Thompson, Michele Campagna, Viki Sox Fecas. Thriving in College and Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and personal Development. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2016. Ellis, Dave. Becoming a Master Student. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.