Throughout this semester of CLS 105 we've seen a countless number of strategies, most of which I didn't like and really didn't work well for myself and my classes, although it was expected with my heavily math-based coursework. Two strategies that I've found extremely helpful and really have a knack for are D's Do's & Due's and a portion of PowerPoint Notes. I use D's Dos and Dues in all of my courses and PowerPoint Notes in my Statics (ECS 221) course.

For my Dues and Dos, I write out all major assignments on the monthly portion of my planner and I divide each week of my calendar in half, the right side being a list of things that are due each day and on the left side a list of things each day of when I'm going to do my assignments. I usually plan out my Dos and Dues week on Sunday and as the week progresses, add anything new that may come along. I feel like this really helps me out because it keeps everything that I need to do in front of me and all in one place and helps to keep me on task. If there is a week that I don't do my Dos and Dues in my calendar, it's usually an "out of whack" week in terms of assignments, classwork, and overall productivity.

My second strategy, PowerPoint Notes, I use in my Statics class in which the professor has posted every lecture for the semester on the course website, since Day 1. I never really paid any attention to them at all until PowerPoint Notes came up as an assignment on the CLS syllabus. What I do is prior to lecture read the designated sections of the textbook, then read through a copy of the day's lecture PowerPoint and write notes down of anything I may not understand or want further clarification on. In class, with these notes I write anything down that may stand out to me in addition to anything that the professor may say that relates to the notes I wrote down prior to class. With the extra sheet of blank paper that I attach the end of the PowerPoint, I do a sample problem or two that relates to the material covered in the day's lecture. This strategy really aids me because it keeps me on top of the material, having me master it in the present so that review in the future is that much easier.

PowerPoint Notes definitely was a part of my much needed lifesaving in my Statics class as that was my uphill battle that I was forced to face this semester. as for D's Dos and Dues, it definitely has been a major aid in my academic successes this semester. As my friend Jameel would say, "I forgot, you're a 'D's Dos and Dues' guy aren't you?" These two strategies are fantastic in my opinion and can be used in a number of courses of different types of content for students with various learning styles.