As a periodic addition to your course activities, ask students to reflect on some aspect of the student success formula for your course. For example, ask students to
- Share a page of their notes so students can compare notetaking styles. This is especially helpful if you teach SQ3R or Cornell notes.
- Link to study skills inventories and have students share and discuss their results in small groups.
- Have students explain how they engage in regular retrieval practice. Some students prefer talking aloud, while others prefer explaining it in their heads, while others prefer writing or using flashcards.
- Have students share their favorite flashcard app.
- Have students use the Bb How Am I My Doing? Report. It shows a student’s performance compared to the class average in 5 categories: Course Accesses, Time in Course, Interactions, Submissions, and Grade Center Total Score. Add a link to the course menu so students can check their performance at any time. Include this in a regular reflection on study habits or as part of an exam wrapper / cognitive wrapper.