Reading and Writing are Superpowers*
Last updated: Dec. 6, 2019 * = concept to be tested on the final exam: Decary 209 on Wednesday Dec. 11 starting at 9:45 am and ending at 11:45 I’ll be holding office hours on Monday from 9-11 and Tuesday from 1-3 in my office. The final exam is on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 9:45 Read More …
UNE Portfolio is rolling out to the Departments of Biology and Education this semester. So, we’ll have to share the space on your ePortfolio with other classes by creating some menus and submenus. Here’s how.
Learning targets: teach yourself how to learn, Search the internet for “how-to” articles to help you learn to write at least two of the formats available for this project. Possible formats: Q & A Top ten list How-to guide Ultimate guide Case study Latest trends Premise knock down (debunking prevalent myths about a topic) Dos Read More …
Learning targets: prewriting, idea development, synthesis, writing fast Make a list of 10 academic challenges that first-year college students might face in their first semester college. Choose three of those challenges to focus on. For each challenge, write a paragraph that describes the challenge in a way that readers will easily recognize it. This paragraph Read More …
Write a web article advising high school seniors how to thrive academically in their first-semester at college. This article can be written in an informal and engaging tone, but should draw on, link to and embed the writers, resources, concepts, skills and habits you’ve studied this semester. Your article should target one particular challenge beginning Read More …
Learning Targets: local revision, global revision Add 300 new words to your paper by elaborating on ideas in no more than two paragraphs already existing in your paper. Address local issues with your paper by editing, polishing and proofreading. Read this rubric to see what you should be cleaning up at this phase of the writing process. Use this Paper Finishing Read More …
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 …
Write a Paper Step 1 – Step 2 – Step 3 – Step 4 – Step 5 Write a paper in which you use well-elaborated examples from everyday life and the Kahneman essay to explain some of the reasons why people often feel very confident about their judgments even when they make bad judgments. Your Read More …
Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is a product of the activity of the learner.–John Holt Contents Why students fail | What successful students do to get As & Bs | How to Study with Bloom’s Taxonomy | The Study Cycle | Study Principles | Study Techniques that Work | Mastery Learning Process Read More …
