OptimalWork Challenge
The OptimalWork Challenge is designed to help you engage in a meaningful way with the tools and content of the program, as well as with other campus resources. You can earn points by watching course videos, completing GoldenHours, working through Courses, completing Morning Preps and Evening Reviews, and engageing with our Google Classroom. Our data shows that overall, students who use OptimalWork effectively have more fulfilling and successful academic, personal, and emotional lives. Our hope is to encourage you to make use of this UD-provided resource for your personal benefit, and for the benefit of all whom you encounter--and maybe win some cool prizes, too!
Summer Prizes!
Individual prizes include:
- All participants who earn over 50 points in the OptimalWork Challenge will be invited to the OptimalWork Fall Forno Party.
- Top 20 point earners select Cap Bar gift cards, UD Bookstore gift cards, and UD swag.
Team prizes include:
- No team prizes during the summer Challenge---Come back in October!
1. Accept your premium subscription to OptimalWork.
Go into your @udallas.edu email to find the invitation, and accept it using the links provided.
2. Sign up for the Challenge.
Use the form below to input your information. When you fill out the form, please use the email associated with your OptimalWork account (this should be your UD email).
Note: If you have forgotten your OptimalWork password, just hit the “forgot password” button on the login page. If you do not have an email invitation from OptimalWork for a UD account, email Prof. Stubbs at destubbs@udallas.edu. But first, please search your email for invitations from OptimalWork.
3. Accumulate points.
You will begin accumulating points by using various OptimalWork tools and resources from August 1st until September 1st. The full point breakdown is below:
Points Breakdown
| Watch a MasterClass or Overcoming Anxiety class | 2 points |
| Complete a Course | 5 point |
| Complete a Morning Prep or an Evening Review | 2 points |
| GoldenHours (Maximum of 4 per day). Enter through a project and answer the questions at the end. | 5 points |
| Submitting reflections and responses to OptimalWork Google Classroom. | 2 points |
Note: If you have already completed a course/courses, you can either choose to restart
the course, or simply keep going where you left off. The Challenge Coordinator will
track courses, Golden Hours, and Inventories based on your progress in the program.
Special Tips:
For a Golden Hour to count in the system, it must be done through the modules on OptimalWork.com AND you must complete a break at the end of each Golden Hour.
Participation in this challenge is voluntary, but we hope that participants will enjoy the challenge of the competition, and that they will benefit from all of the resources the OptimalWork program has to offer and from the growth that it inspires. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Darcy Stubbs at destubbs@udallas.edu.