Student Survival Guide
On the personality spectrum my biggest dimension was the giver personality. I think that I need to learn how to put other peoples needs aside so that I can focus on my school work more. I love to help others and will always put others before myself, but when going to school in a distance learning environment that will sometimes get in the way, it is easy to put off school work for other people. I need to designate time away from my husband and children so that I can concentrate on the task at hand in my schooling. That does not mean that I need to neglect my family, I just need to also make time for myself.
When doing research on the internet I need to be very careful. It is easy to get into websites that are not ones that I should be using for education research. It is difficult because there are websites like Wikipedia that look like they are credible and good for research purposes, but in fact they are not. Sites like wiki are able to be changed by anyone, allowing people to go in and change information, making it false, or adding information that is not correct in with what is. A good way to know if I am on a good website is if it is .edu, .gov, or .org. I need to make sure I am doing lots of research on any topic to make sure that I have all the facts about that topic correct.
The University of Phoenix has a lot of good resources to use for research. They have a University Library that is very helpful when doing research. I can choose different databases to use that will work better for specific topics. The CareerPlan is directing me in the right career path for me, helping me find my strengths and weaknesses. In math classes I need to make sure that I utilize the Center for Mathematics Excellence as math is not one of my strong points, and the Center for Writing Excellence, for any writing classes I am in. There are so many tools