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 *Neil Haave, PhD* Associate Professor, Biology Managing Editor, *CELT <http://celt.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/CELT/index>* Vice-President, AIBA <http://www2.mtroyal.ca/~tnickle/AIBA/AIBA_website/AIBA.html> Faculty Affiliate, CTL <http://uofa.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/about-ctl/people/faculty-affiliates> McCalla Professor <http://uofa.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/awards/mccalla-professorships> University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty Rm C155, Science Wing, Classroom Building, Augustana Campus 4901 - 46 Avenue, Camrose, AB, CANADA T4V 2R3 email <[log in to unmask]> | Augustana dossier <http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/profs/nhaave/> | Google+ <https://www.google.com/+NeilHaave> | blog <http://activelylearning2teach.blogspot.ca/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/nhaave> | LinkedIn <https://ca.linkedin.com/in/neilhaave> "*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 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: <[log in to unmask]> > http://columbusstate.academia.edu/AmandaRees > > *Coordinator* > <http://history.columbusstate.edu/columbuscommunitygeography.php>*: > Columbus Community Geography Center* > <http://history.columbusstate.edu/columbuscommunitygeography.php> > > Mailing Address: > Department of History and Geography, Columbus State University > 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907, U.S.A. > > Office Location: > 901 Front Avenue,Yancey Center at One Arsenal Place > Room 350 (campus map > <http://www.columbusstate.edu/maps/CampusMap-Oct2012-Color.pdf#page=2>) > > > 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 >>> <http://celt.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/CELT/index>* >>> Vice-President, AIBA >>> <http://www2.mtroyal.ca/~tnickle/AIBA/AIBA_website/AIBA.html> >>> Faculty Affiliate, CTL >>> <http://uofa.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/about-ctl/people/faculty-affiliates> >>> McCalla Professor >>> <http://uofa.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/awards/mccalla-professorships> >>> >>> University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty >>> Rm C155, Science Wing, Classroom Building, Augustana Campus >>> 4901 - 46 Avenue, Camrose, AB, CANADA T4V 2R3 >>> >>> email | Augustana dossier >>> <http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/profs/nhaave/> | Google+ >>> <https://www.google.com/+NeilHaave> | blog >>> <http://activelylearning2teach.blogspot.ca/> | Twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/nhaave> | LinkedIn >>> <https://ca.linkedin.com/in/neilhaave> >>> >>> "*We do not learn from experience . . . we learn from reflecting on >>> experience*" - John Dewey >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click here. >>> <https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1> >>> >>> Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on >>> the UBC IT website. >>> >> >> >> -- >> *********************** >> L. 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