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 > > *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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