A further resource is "Why Students Should Be Taking Notes,"
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/students-taking-notes/ .
In part, it desribes a note-taking intervention that increased exam scores
by about a letter grade.
- Bill
Neil and Amanda said:
> Here are a couple of links that I share with my students if they wish to
> improve their study habits and note taking skills:
>
> - Stephen Chew's video series:
> http://www.samford.edu/departments/academic-success-center/how-to-study/
> - Univ of Guelph resource on taking notes from a textbook reading:
> http://www.learningcommons.uoguelph.ca/guides/university_learning/accessibility/textbooks.html
> - A wiki on taking notes from a textbook:
> http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Notes-from-a-Textbook
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
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> "*We do not learn from experience . . . we learn from reflecting on
> experience*" - John Dewey
>
> On 16 September 2015 at 09:32, Amanda Rees <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > TBL Colleagues,
> >
> > Just loved the point Dee made about providing strategies for students to
> > learn effectively - my colleagues often call this scaffolding. I know that
> > I'm not the only person using TBL in core/gen ed classes. I've been working
> > on some recommendations for note-taking in my introductory World Regional
> > Geography class. I want students to get into the habit of taking notes to
> > include evidence and citations as their team applications and individual
> > midterm and final writing assignments require evidence. They are
> > attached. In the spirit of sharing that is at the core of TBL I'd love to
> > hear any additional ideas for note taking or other "skills-based"
> > activities we should be supporting in our newly emerging scholars.
> >
> > I've not heard much on this list from k-12 folks and wonder what
> > experiences they might have to offer.
> >
> > Manda
> >
> > Dr. Amanda Rees
> > Professor of Geography, Department of History and Geography
> > Tel: (706) 507 8358 Fax: (706) 507-8362
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> >
> > *Coordinator*
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> >
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> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Dee Fink <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Neil & Others,
> >> This experience, which has to be occurring all over, is a big
> >> reminder of how important it is for college teachers - especially teachers
> >> of first-year courses, to not only teach "the subject matter" but to
> >> "teach" students about and how to learn effectively.
> >> Neil's response of bringing in some seniors to talk about reading
> >> and taking notes is a great idea, and will likely get good attention after
> >> students have received some feedback that what worked in high school isn't
> >> going to work in college.
> >> This is one of those areas that we will all have to learn a lot
> >> more about in the next decade or so.
> >>
> >> Dee Fink
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thursday, September 10, 2015, Neil Haave <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> First the context: this is a first year course for majors and non-majors
> >>> in biological function. Most of the students are either majoring in biology
> >>> or intending to enter a professional program in the health sciences.
> >>>
> >>> My question: How have people on this list handled the huge
> >>> disappointment that happens with the first RAT of the first term in
> >>> freshman courses?
> >>>
> >>> This is typically students' very first university quiz as I start right
> >>> after the first week of setting up the course structure with the first TBL
> >>> module. This past weekend I gave students their reading assignment complete
> >>> with reading guide (key objectives and keywords matched to the pages and
> >>> figure numbers in the text book). Then they wrote their first RAT
> >>> yesterday. I received fairly typical results I think except that the iRAT
> >>> score were lower then I had hoped.
> >>>
> >>> [image: Inline images 1]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> [image: Inline images 2]
> >>>
> >>> It breaks my heart when I hear stories from students during the tRAT and
> >>> after class that they studied 10-15 hrs and made 10-15 pages of notes over
> >>> the long weekend only to receive an iRAT mark of 2/10. They had such energy
> >>> at the start of the term last week. Now I think I have killed it.
> >>>
> >>> How do the rest of you manage this sort of disappointment and help
> >>> students regain their spirit for learning (and mine for teaching!)? I
> >>> suspect the issue is that many of these excellent students (and I have no
> >>> doubt they achieved excellence in high school) simply were able to excel in
> >>> high school without developing good study, reading, and note-taking skills.
> >>> I have a couple of excellent senior students who will be coming into class
> >>> tomorrow to explain how they read and take notes. I hope that helps.
> >>>
> >>> I would love to hear the collective wisdom of the TBLC.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks very much.
> >>>
> >>> Neil
> >>>
> >>> *Neil Haave, PhD*
> >>> Associate Professor, Biology
> >>> Managing Editor, *CELT
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> >>>
> >>> University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty
> >>> Rm C155, Science Wing, Classroom Building, Augustana Campus
> >>> 4901 - 46 Avenue, Camrose, AB, CANADA T4V 2R3
> >>>
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