I work diligently to try to help young people in University classes.
Oftentimes this takes place in an ad-hoc way, where I address specific issues I notice in the class or, on occasion, with an individual. Every year though, I teach one class that is required for all Sophomore level students planning for ministry. This class has a number of strategic assignments in the course, each of which builds toward the formation of the students understanding how to "methodically" engage in the steps necessary for Scholarly Research.
In addition to specifics of course research, I work in the class intentionally to help young people develop some kind of self-autonomy and self-realization for how they plan for their projects. I work to give students practical tips on how to manage their time, how to work in blocks of time, how to think about large tasks as a series of small tasks that each need to be accomplished and more.
I've blogged about this in the past at this site, including sharing with young people the need to learn how to GTD Get Things Done (If you don't know it, google it.)
Related to fact that persons need Next Action steps to take in order to move beyond an amorphous set of unclear statements in a "To Do List" - I share with learners the need to put specific tasks into a set plan with definable steps and clear next action steps - which requires verbal specificity and deliberate action.
These verbs of action help frame way to move forward:
Analyze
Complete
Decide
Design
Ensure
Finalize
Finish
Handle
Implement
Install
Launch
Look Into
Maximize
Organize
Research
Resolve
Roll Out
Set Up
Update
Other verbs might include:
Book
Brainstorm
Buy
Call
Copy
Discuss
Draft
Edit
Email
Fill out
Find
Gather
Load
Outline
Print
Purge
Read
Record
Register
Research
Review
Schedule
Update (single-step)
Verify
Wait For
Write
Getting action steps in order, and then acting upon them, is the key to Getting Things Done!
Oftentimes this takes place in an ad-hoc way, where I address specific issues I notice in the class or, on occasion, with an individual. Every year though, I teach one class that is required for all Sophomore level students planning for ministry. This class has a number of strategic assignments in the course, each of which builds toward the formation of the students understanding how to "methodically" engage in the steps necessary for Scholarly Research.
In addition to specifics of course research, I work in the class intentionally to help young people develop some kind of self-autonomy and self-realization for how they plan for their projects. I work to give students practical tips on how to manage their time, how to work in blocks of time, how to think about large tasks as a series of small tasks that each need to be accomplished and more.I've blogged about this in the past at this site, including sharing with young people the need to learn how to GTD Get Things Done (If you don't know it, google it.)
Related to fact that persons need Next Action steps to take in order to move beyond an amorphous set of unclear statements in a "To Do List" - I share with learners the need to put specific tasks into a set plan with definable steps and clear next action steps - which requires verbal specificity and deliberate action.
These verbs of action help frame way to move forward:
Analyze
Complete
Decide
Design
Ensure
Finalize
Finish
Handle
Implement
Install
Launch
Look Into
Maximize
Organize
Research
Resolve
Roll Out
Set Up
Update
Other verbs might include:
Book
Brainstorm
Buy
Call
Copy
Discuss
Draft
Edit
Fill out
Find
Gather
Load
Outline
Purge
Read
Record
Register
Research
Review
Schedule
Update (single-step)
Verify
Wait For
Write
Getting action steps in order, and then acting upon them, is the key to Getting Things Done!
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