{"id":851,"date":"2023-01-25T18:06:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/bi265-humananatomyatcolby\/?p=851"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T23:06:40","slug":"what-i-learned-janplan-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/bi265-humananatomyatcolby\/2023\/01\/25\/what-i-learned-janplan-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"What I learned, JanPlan 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I decided to take BI265 Anatomy and Physiology for my sophomore year Jan plan class I knew that it was going to come with a certain degree of difficulty. Just from the name, the class sounds work-intensive and serious. Even though I knew I wasn\u2019t signing up for the typical \u2018easy\u2019 or \u2018quirky\u2019 Jan Plan class, I did not truly know the amount of work and effort I was about to put into a course over the next three and a half weeks. Despite the large amount of hours spent rewriting notes for lecture quizzes, in the lab preparing for a lab exam or with my partner preparing for our Grand Rounds Presentation, during this course I learned a lot of valuable lessons about myself as a student, and even as a person overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, I think that this class taught me a valuable lesson in the importance of studying broken-up and often, rather than late and all at once. Due to my class and lacrosse schedule I typically had two study sessions every day to prepare for the next day\u2019s lecture quiz. One, right after lunch for 2-2.5 hours and one after dinner for 1-2 hours. I was able to get more intense studying done right after the lecture, which allowed my brain to start cementing the knowledge. Breaking up my studying into two study sessions really allowed the information to sink in and made the whole lecture feel much more manageable. On the rare occasion I did not have time for the second nightly session I would also wake up before class to get my final hour of studying in. Overall, this type of study plan and repeated sessions demonstrated to myself the importance of studying more often rather than cramming. I\u2019ve never been the type of student to cram but this January really displayed to me how good time management can lead to better learning as well as more overall school-life balance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next thing that this class taught me was the value of a good study partner in a difficult and work-intensive course. Throughout the semester I had a great study partner who spent many hours in the lab with me. Our study method allowed us to better prepare for the lab tests as we were able to quiz each other in a way that was more representative of what we were going to be asked to do for the lab tests. Further, after we had both individually studied for the quizzes, we used each other to perform active recall of the information in verbal quizzes. This type of learning really helped me to stay engaged and stay accountable during my semester in A&P. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I learned that when I am interested in a topic, learning mass amounts of information really isn\u2019t so hard. Even though this class took countless hours and required a high level of engagement and effort every single day, the whole experience did not \u2018burn me out\u2019 or discourage me because I enjoyed the content and topics. I learned the value of engagement and interest if you are going to commit to something that is difficult. Overall, I am very glad that I took BI265 this semester as it taught me many valuable lessons that I will take with me through my next 5 semesters at Colby, into my Graduate school, and finally into my life as a Medical Professional.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n