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Preparing ‘Emerging Adults’ for College and Beyond

A psychologist’s tips on developing emotional and academic readiness include “delay gratification for a less-preferred task” and “make your bed.”

The "Academic Readiness Challenges" listed in this short-short piece might be particularly apropos for U100: • Adhere to a schedule consistently. • Ask for help with or clarification on an assignment or test material. • Walk into a class that’s already begun, rather than skipping it because you were running late. • Speak to your teacher or professor after class. • Make a phone call and ask basic (including “obvious” or “awkward”) questions. • Call and make your own doctor and dentist appointments.

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A New Kind of Social Anxiety in the Classroom

Kids who constantly use phones and computers tend to be more nervous in face-to-face conversations. What can teachers do to help?

U100 faculty member Trista Payte used this piece from The Atlantic (Jan. 14, 2015) in her class. It's likely to be of interest to many of us. General claim: "some academics fear that greater access to technology could exacerbate social anxiety among teens, particularly as smartphones, tablets, and computers become omnipresent in and out of the classroom." Quote from a colleague at CSU Fresno: "If we are glued to technology 24/7, it’s going to have an effect on social skills—-it’s just natural."

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27 highly successful people share the best career advice for new grads

From "Don't work too hard" to "Relax," here's some of the best — and often unconventional — advice for you from some really successful people.

"27 highly successful people share the best career advice for new grads." Jacquelyn Smith and Rachel Gillett. Business Insider. 16 May 2016. More like a list than an article, this piece offers a snippet for each student in your class (and the mentor, too, if you have one). Nyla Dalferes (U100 faculty member and associate director of the Career Center) submitted this reading. She suggests it could be used in a discussion of goal-setting, or as a way to help students define success for themselves.

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These Are The Skills Bosses Say New College Grads Do Not Have

As college graduates burst out of the gates of their respective alma maters, polished and confident in their abilities, few are probably thinking ahead to a possible speed bump that sits in their paths. That stubborn obstacle would be the disconnect between the jobs they eventually secure and the skills [...]

Lisa Riccomini says: This highly readable brief piece should help freshmen understand that they need to learn basic skills STARTING freshman year. After graduation, when they're starting a job, it's too late to make decisions on how hard to push yourself to acquire these skills. And, she adds, this reading ties in to class attendance, work ethic, challenging courses and professors, goal setting, time management, and more. Cheryl cautions: well, of course the Forbes site has pop-up ads. Forewarned is forearmed. Thanks to Beth Lasky (Professor, CSUN's Department of Special Education) for the link.

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Keep Things Simple For A Healthy, Long Life

Most of prevention is fairly straightforward and, unfortunately, there are no shortcuts. Then again, the most important steps you can take to safeguard your health are well within your reach.

Short piece by a physician who includes a colleagues short-short video, "What Can You Do to Get Through a Crap Week?" Either or both might be useful as first steps to conquering stress and getting things (or at least one thing) done. The video, by the way, is an RSA-animate style piece: hand-drawn with markers and a voiceover. (See https://www.thersa.org/discover/videos/rsa-animate/ if you want a reminder about RSA Animate.)

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"To avoid catching a cold, researchers prescribe a good night's sleep." Los Angeles Times article by Karen Kaplan, 3 Sep 2015: http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-sleep-deprived-catch-a-cold-20150903-story.html Submitted by Wendy Snyder, who suggests that you ask students to find the article (via Oviatt's databases), read it, and reflect on its relevance for their own health and time management.

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While you wouldn't call this evidenced-base scientific information, the graphic and accompanying explanation might help students understand time management in a new way. Here's the full article: http://www.drdansiegel.com/resources/healthy_mind_platter/ And thanks to former ace U100 faculty member Darlene Mininni for the reference!