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COPING With Lectures!

COPING With Lectures!. Seminar 1 (1) STUDY SKILLS. Mr. Bednar. Coping with lectures Taking notes in lectures Making notes after lectures. A Study Skills Presentation Pleasanton Public Schools. Seminar 1 (2 ) STUDY SKILLS. COPING WITH LECTURES. The problems with lectures: 1. Length.

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COPING With Lectures!

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  1. COPINGWith Lectures! Seminar 1 (1) STUDY SKILLS Mr. Bednar • Coping with lectures • Taking notes in lectures • Making notes after lectures A Study Skills Presentation Pleasanton Public Schools

  2. Seminar 1 (2) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH LECTURES Theproblems with lectures: 1. Length. 2. Lack of a “song and dance routine”. 3. All material is new. 4. There’s great volumes of it. 5. Possibly an uncongenial environment. 6. Gobbledegook. 7. Possibly no student lecturer interaction you are therefore feeling “passive”. 8. Motivating yourself to listen.

  3. Seminar 1 (3) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH LECTURES Some suggestions: 1. Half time break / take notes / water-re-hydrate. 2. They’re lecturers, not teachers (as at college or School). 3. Take notes. 4. Need to do independent study.

  4. Seminar 1 (3) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH LECTURES Some suggestions: 5. Be 10 minutes early-get the best seat / have a little Cushion / bottle of water / sweeties for comfort. 6. Write down, look up in a subject dictionary / glossary / make own glossary.

  5. Seminar 1 (3) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH LECTURES Some suggestions: 7. Then engage through writing /but ask if bold enough. 8. Go! They teach, so they set the exam questions on what they’ve taughtand they mark the papers!

  6. Seminar 1 (4) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES WHY Take Notes? 1. Keeps you active and concentrating— grasping for meaning. 2. Notes will guide you in your later independent study. More

  7. Seminar 1 (4) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES WHY Take Notes? 3. You’ll have a record of what the lecturer actually wants you to know and use in your essays and exams. More

  8. Seminar 1 (5) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES TAKE NOTES WHY take notes? 1. You forget 70% of what you hear. 2. Helps you focus & listen.

  9. Seminar 1 (5) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES TAKE NOTES HOW to prepare for taking notes? 1. Sit where you can see. 2. Sit away from distracting others. 3. Have the equipment you need.

  10. Seminar 1 (5) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES TAKE NOTES WHAT are your goals? To pick out key points. To keep essays and exams in mind. To help make review key points

  11. Seminar 1 (5) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES TAKE NOTES • HOW do you know what’s important? • Listen for signals of what matters. • 2. Ask questions if you think you’ve missed something important

  12. Seminar 1 (6) STUDY SKILLS COPING WITH TAKING NOTES IN LECTURES Signals Examples of signal phrases There are 4 reasons….. Keep in mind… There are 2 main….. As an example… Also…. Equally…. Likewise…. Plus the fact that…. To conclude…. These show us….. Remember this…. Thus…..

  13. Create an AcronymExample: HOMES(The Great Lakes)

  14. Doodle - Draw A Word Picture of Your Notes

  15. Seminar 1 (7) STUDY SKILLS MAKING NOTES FROM READING / LECTURES Ideas from many sources including: “Use Your Head” by Tony Buzan Notes can be words sentences coloured shapes full of arrows your own shorthand with cartoons added.

  16. The more creative you are, the more impact they’ll have and the more memorable they’ll be.Use your RIGHT brain and your LEFT brain.

  17. Seminar 1 (8) STUDY SKILLS MAKING NOTES FROM READING / LECTURES Brain likes pictures Don’t Clutter KEY words Organise And Redraw Redraw them Categorise notes T H E N Topic for notes ONLY USE Bold letters And CAPITALS M J Connect ideas Use symbols N

  18. Seminar 1 (9) STUDY SKILLS MAKING NOTES FROM READING / LECTURES Words YES but WHOLE SENTENCES? Try lists/colour/arrow links/abbreviations: mny wrds r rdbl wtht ne vwls! Add Key names/dates/theories/models/terms.

  19. Today’s date + lecture/book title.If a book, ALWAYS write TITLE/AUTHOR(S)/DATE OF PUBLICATION/PUBLISHER/PAGENUMBERS YOU’VE USED.Enter all this on to WORD refs. to use for essays.

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