Not all of our students have the skills to maximize their success in our courses. Here are a few tips on what we, as instructors, can do to help our students improve their learning practices. Course Organization Clearly structure your course and your lectures.
Humans can integrate new material better if it has a pattern or if it is organized.
Therefore use a structure and make it explicit to the students. Using a clear topical, hierarchical, chronological, or other organizational pattern for your course material will help students understand how each topic fits into your course. Make your objectives available to your students. If students know what information to look for, they will be better able to identify it when reading their textbook and notes or when studying for the exam. In order to promote efficient study habits, your objectives should be clear.