Managing Time

Managing Time as an Adult Learner

Managing Time as an Adult Learner

Find a calendar system that works

The education requires a comprehensive plan that will help the adult learner in achieving their educational goals. There must be certain calendar system that will be used by the adult learner in meeting their educational goals.

Using a mobile device

Many experts now emphasize the convenience and effectiveness of mobile learning as a tool to improve performance and productivity. First, mobile devices are now ubiquitous and pervasive: virtually everyone in the developed world have mobile device and it technology is the most comprehensive technology. Mobile learning is a winning choice that is confirmed by market data, which provide a strong growth of sales of tablets and smart devices (Mupinga 2005). The mobile learning also fully realizes the paradigm of learning while doing" rather than a class or in front of a computer. While learning the mobile device creates a framework to demonstrate the importance of the subject of education. Learning with mobile devices happens exactly when you present the right context (Kolb 2004).

Using a paper calendar

The usage of the paper calendar helps to remind the academic activities and to get the major proponent accessibility regarding the higher education. it help to get the credentials, reading the lecture notes and commuting through various academic resources (Gardner 2003).

Using a computer

Moreover, the PC which have however a certain encumbrance and must pass through all stages of start-up, or the formation of lectures that must be programmed in advance (Grow 2001). The computer technology becomes a powerful and versatile tool that transforms adult learner to passive recipients of information participants and active in an enriching learning process. It plays a key role on the ease of linking different types of information, tailoring education to enable each learner to advance according to their capacity (Garrison 2007).

Eliminate social distractions

The social distractions are required to be removed while the learning time. One of the fundamental principles to be productive and finish pending projects is to focus on what you do. Such an approach requires eliminating as many distractions as possible - which is not always an easy task by factors such as the Internet, colleagues and phone calls all the time (Mupinga 2005).

Turn off your phone

In order to have a suitable learning environment one has to switch off the mobile phone. Try to manage the calls after the completion of the education. The distraction from the phone will not make help in gaining knowledge and will also extend the learning process (Kolb 2004). There will always be times when mobile phone interruptions will be presented. If someone wants to talk with you personally, before you have time to sit stand and let him know you have education to finish an important task and as soon as it finishes, you will talk to him (Gardner 2003).

Log off your social networks

These programs are great for communicating but when you want to finish a task that will not bring you more ...