To Plan Or Not To Plan?
It's been a little while since I wrote a blog post. It's not due to lack of topics - I've been creating a list of topics for blog posts...
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The How To Grad School Blog
New blog posts are currently on pause until Fall 2024 - take a look at past blogs for helpful information about succeeding in grad school!
Sarah Davis
Feb 142 min read
Is Setting Goals A Waste Of Time?
What exactly is goal-setting? When we talk about setting goals in self-regulated learning (SRL), we're talking about the planning phase,...
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Sarah Davis
Feb 72 min read
How To Manage Your Time More Effectively in Grad School
If you want to manage your time effectively in grad school, you need to be able to prioritize. By prioritizing your tasks, then you can...
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Sarah Davis
Jan 242 min read
How Revisiting Prior Knowledge Can Help You Succeed In Grad School
Another important aspect from the Foundation category of the FLOW framework is prior knowledge. Prior knowledge, from a cognitive...
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Sarah Davis
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Why Being an Independent Learner in Grad School Can Be Problematic
There used to be a time not that long ago where the pinnacle of any academic's career was the solo authored paper. Following grad school...
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Sarah Davis
Nov 15, 20233 min read
This is How Much Time You Should Spend Planning in Grad School
Planning, goal setting, making a to do list, organizing, prioritizing, managing your time - these are all words that get thrown around...
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Sarah Davis
Nov 1, 20232 min read
How to Use Goals Strategically in Grad School (Goals, Part 4)
Today's post will be the last in the series about goals (for now) and will focus on how to use goals strategically in grad school. Last...
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Sarah Davis
Oct 25, 20232 min read
How To Set Goals That Work in Grad School (Goals, Part 3)
For the past two weeks, I've been writing about goals in grad school. First, I talked about the importance of setting goals in grad...
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Sarah Davis
Oct 18, 20232 min read
You May Be Setting the Wrong Goals at the Wrong Time in Grad School (Goals, Part 2)
You’ve probably attended a workshop or two in grad school that emphasizes the importance of setting goals and planning. I agree that...
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Sarah Davis
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Why Goals Are Important in Grad School (Goals, Part 1)
As you may know by now, we often talk about the benefits of self-regulated learning and why it's so important for grad students. I've...
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Sarah Davis
Jun 14, 20232 min read
This is Why You Need to Spend Time Understanding Tasks in Grad School
I live in one of the most beautiful places on earth – the traditional territory of the Lekwungen people, and the Songhees and Esquimalt...
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Sarah Davis
Jun 7, 20234 min read
Strategies Are (Probably) Not The Answer to Your Grad School Problems
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the benefits of self-regulating your learning for graduate students. I outlined the four steps of...
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Sarah Davis
May 24, 20234 min read
How to Self-Regulate Your Learning in Grad School
Today I'm going to discuss self-regulated learning, the educational psychology theory that forms the base of all of our work with...
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