Homework due Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11:59 pm

Learning targets: critique own work and others, revision planning, global revision, active critical reading Re-read your paper from beginning to end and take notice of the comments you received. As you read, add replies to comments in which you make plans to address the reviewer’s concerns. Add comments of your own in places where you notice room for improvement. Take Read More …

Homework due Sunday, Oct. 27 at 11:59 pm

Engage Kanheman Learning targets: synthesis, saying why it matters, connecting the dots, writing fast, prewriting, integrating your ideas with those of others Kahneman defines skill in a precise way and has a lot to say about the over-confidence of professionals who believe they are skilled even when evidence shows that their performance can’t be measured Read More …

Homework due Tuesday Oct. 22 at 11:59 pm

Engage Kahneman Learning targets: active critical reading strategies, summary, prewriting Preview the questions on the quiz for Daniel Kahneman’s “Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence.” Read this brief article on how to segment a reading into chunks. Print, read and annotate Kahneman’s “Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence.” There are five chunks in the Kahneman Read More …

Homework due Sun. Sept. 22 at 11:59 PM

Teach Yourself How to Teach Others to Learn Teams Team BMCB: Jesse Barber, Kyle Messenger, Nick Cavossa, Danny BloomerResponsible for Ch. 3 “Metacognition” | Ch. 5 “Metacognitive Learning Strategies at Work” Team FDSS: Autumn Flagg, Ashley Delisle, Terry Sun, Tommy SlavinResponsible for Ch. 4 “The Power of Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Study Cycle” | Ch. Read More …

Homework due Sunday Sept. 22 at 11:59 pm

Engage Stephen Chew’s “Beliefs that Make You Fail…. Or Succeed” – About 40 minutes First, complete this pre-viewing activity. View and take notes on “Beliefs that Make You Fail…. Or Succeed” by cognitive psychologist Stephen Chew. Re-read the paragraphs you wrote in class about your study habits. Then write for 15 minutes expanding those paragraphs Read More …

Homework due Thursday Sept. 12 at 11:59 pm

Write a Paper – About 2 hours Using the materials-to-think-with, readings, and resources you’ve engaged since the beginning of the course, write a paper in which you construct an answer the following question: “What are the most important things students should learn in college?” Audience: High school juniors choosing which colleges to apply toWord count: Read More …