Communication Strategies Faculty Resources: Organizing

At college and in the workplace, students will use this strategy when they organize: 

• Their time to meet deadlines and attend class regularly.
• The information they learn in each class.
• Their online-learning schedule. 
• Information to complete an assignment.
• Information and responsibilities across group members. 
• Correspondence with others in various communication channels. 
• Print and digital media resources for research.

Read about developing this strategy with your students in the Faculty Blog post: Communication Strategies: Organizing

To learn about how to improve their time organization, students can:

• Watch the LinkedIn Learning video: Use a Daily List
  • Note: Log into your RRC account to view the video.
• Use any of these free Daily Planner Templates

To learn about organizing notes during class, students can:

• Watch this lesson on General Note Taking Strategies
• Read about the Cornell Note Taking Method

To learn about staying organized while learning online, students can:

• Check out this list of questions students can ask as they study online

Faculty can access the following resources through Library & Academic Services to help their students develop this strategy:

• Writing for College writing workshop, for full-class support with organizing ideas in writing, and using the writing process.
• Managing Time and Adapting to Online Learning workshops, to assist students in developing the organizational skills needed for online learning and working. 
• Time Management Skills hybrid LEARNing module for asynchronous resources that can be embedded within a LEARN course to help students improve their organizational skills and time management.
• Online Learning hybrid LEARNing module for asynchronous resources that can be embedded within a LEARN course to help students improve their organizational skills within an online learning environment.

Students can access the following resources through Library & Academic Services to develop this strategy:

• Academic Coaching, to develop organizational skills for success within college and the workplace. 
• Tutoring for individualized and small group support, if students need support understanding and organizing the content of their courses. 
• Writing Tutoring, for individualized in-person and email support to develop organizational skills within their writing.  
• EAL Tutoring, for individualized language development for students whose first language is not English, to develop effective organization of ideas in their writing and speaking.