Kevin, This is mostly true. While it's important to stay on top of things, it's also important to balance that with making sure we don't fall prey to problems with immediacy.
Dr. Melissa Read
Allen, Excellent to hear you'll slightly update your approach! Note that it's ok not to be as regimented as making your list on the exact same day of each week. Just update your list when it needs to be refreshed. The best interval is often determined by how much work is coming into your queue and the kinds of tasks (large or small).
Dr. Melissa Read
Angel, Excellent to hear. Yes, it's a simple approach but can make a huge difference. I highly recommend writing things down, putting them on paper and out of your mind!
Dr. Melissa Read
all task's should be addressed as soon as posible, so they are freash in your mind ..
To inhance the students learning.
I already make lists on a regular basis, but not on the same day each week. I am going to start next week!
I usually prioritize my tasks, and unless it is out of my routine, I usually do not write them down. The method in this module is simple and I think it will work great. I plan to start using it ASAP! Thank you!
Task prioritization is a wonderful tool. Unfortunately, it is very easy to fall into the procrastination trap and lose your focus. It is a constant battle to stay on top of making a daily task list, prioritizing it and then carrying it out to completion. But what a sense of accomplishment when you get to the point that it becomes automatic.
Susan, It's tough not to feel a great sense of urgency to complete tasks as they keep rolling in. Sometimes it's a good idea to take a step back and prioritize our list when there are too many tasks. Gives us perspective on which tasks we need to complete quickly and which tasks we can hold off on.
Dr. Melissa Read
I’ve often had jobs that required juggling numerous tasks and I’ve always prioritized these tasks based on importance and urgency. Something this course presented that I have not actually tried is writing a “To Do Listâ€.
I can see how actually writing a list can help to visualize my various tasks and help to more easily set priorities. Since priorities and deadlines often change, an actual list can also help me reprioritize easily.
Angela, Excellent to hear! You probably know and use a lot of these techniques. Sometimes just refreshing yourself is enough to stay on track and make small improvements too.
Dr. Melissa Read
Mohan, Sounds like this approach has worked well for you. Sometimes it's nice to get the most urgent thing off your mind - whether the task is large or small. Keep it up.
Dr. Melissa Read
Ramon, Excellent to hear! Even the most efficient people have room for growth and optimization. Yes, numbering tasks can be a great help and when things are more organized, we often feel less stressed.
Dr. Melissa Read
I very much enjoyed this course. ED311 is filled with ideas to use in the classroom and the ideas can be adapted to the material you are teaching. Finally, a course that gives ideas and just doesn’t talk about how we need to change the way we teach by using techniques to prioritize materials.
I like to complete the most important and urgent task first. I have been doing this in that way and I will continue it in the same way.
I have found this course to be interesting and helpful to me. I will be encorporating some of the things that I have learned in my teaching experiences and reinforcing techniques that I already utilize. This course helped me to realized that I am somewhat on track.
After completing this module I have discovered that I can utilize my time better by putting urgent and most important tasks in order. I think it is a geat idea to number them to optimize ones time and mimimize stress when something on your list is not completed.
I like to accomplish my important task first and as quickly as I can. I`m not very good at redoing my to do list every week. I think now that looking over my list would help me free up some more time. Setting up a list and checking off competed item and then resetting my to do list should help me out.
I usually have my list and do follow it, but there are times I have to add to my list and I feel overwhelmed. Being a adjunct, you only have so many hours on campus to get papers copied or access on campus resources. I find having a list keeps me on task. I guess you could say I do feel a sense of urgency, but I now feel after reading this module, I will put numbers by my options to not feel said urgency.
Susan
Charlie, Sounds like you have a good handle on all the dynamic forces that create stressful environments for instructors. As we try to accomplish difficult and large tasks, new ones keep rolling in. I recommend focusing on one thing at a time. Also, it's important to set your own expectations that some tasks really can wait until tomorrow.
Dr. Melissa Read
Jacob, Sounds like your environment - and the people in it - are providing you with important lessons on time management. Sometimes we don't learn everything we need to learn in the home or in school. In these cases, it's important to listen carefully to the needs of others and closely observe the world around us to inform the best approach on how to accomplish things.
Dr. Melissa Read
