AI tools can be help in mapping out planning and prioritizing tasks and timelines. Below are a few ideas to get you started.
Pause & Reflect
Start by identifying the parts that usually take the most time or are the most challenging, such as:
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- organizing study materials
- figuring out what, when, or how to study
- getting started
Then identify where AI tools can be the most help to you.
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- Use AI to help you develop a study schedule based on syllabus deadlines and using best evidence-based practices in retention and retrieval.
- Adjust the plan based on your actual progress, commitments, and personal study habits.
- Identifying and synthesizing all your personal study habits and strengths can be a challenge.
- If you are not sure which retention, retrieval, and recall practices work best, stay current on the science of memory by checking out these ARC resources:
Brain First |
AI First |
| I need to create a two-week study plan for my upcoming physics exam on October 2.
What should I take into account as I plan the study sessions to make sure I will be well prepared for the exam? |
Create a two-week study plan for my upcoming exam in physics |
✅ Brain-first + Specific Context Prompt
I have created a two-week study plan to prepare for an upcoming physics exam.
- I have 6 chapters to cover and 3 practice exams to complete. I want to include distributive practice, interleaved practice, and retrieval practice in the schedule.
- I can study for 2 hours on weekdays and 4 hours on weekends.
- I want to avoid morning hours before 8 am and afternoons between 3-5:30pm.
- I have assigned more time to reviewing statics and fluids as I recognize that these topics are more challenging for me.
- I want to make sure each study session begins with an activity that is not overly challenging to help with task initiation.
Review the schedule, refer to the syllabus and study guide, and ask me any questions that can help improve this plan.
Studying with peers can be an excellent approach to learning. If there are no Peer Tutoring Groups or SAGE Learning Communities available for your course, you can form your own study group.
- Invite classmates to join you. Look for motivated individuals and keep the size manageable. Three to five group members is ideal.
- Ask your classmates, TA, or professor for study group options. Remember that some departments offer specialized help rooms.
- Sign up for Study Connect to be matched with classmates so you can connect with others in your course who are interested in a study group.
Once you have a study group, AI can be used to help you organize. Ideas include:
- Input each group members schedule or schedule constraint to get meeting time suggestions.
- Request a meeting outline based on the study topics.
- Generate interactive activities to use in your study sessions.
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AI First |
| My study group will be meeting to discuss different verb tenses for our introductory college Spanish class.
The class has covered present tense, present perfect, present progressive and the forms of the preterite past tense. We want to focus on preterite and imperfect especially any irregular forms.
Generate some translation examples for us to work on. Also include some questions to help us determine if we know when to use one versus the other. |
My study group will be meeting to discuss different verb tenses for our introductory college Spanish class. What should we discuss? |
✅ Brain-first + Specific Context Prompt for More Useful Results
Upload the relevant materials (eg class notes*)
My study group will be meeting to discuss different verb tenses for our introductory college Spanish class. The class has covered present tense, present perfect, present progressive and the forms of the preterite past tense.
Based on the attached lecture notes, generate an outline for a 1-hour study session that incorporates comparison of different verb tenses, translation examples, and interactive activities that incorporate retrieval practice.
