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Useful Study Tools

Learn about concept mapping, a technique for representing knowledge in graphs. Discover the benefits of note taking and outline drawing as useful study tools.

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Useful Study Tools

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  1. Useful Study Tools

  2. Useful Study Tools Concept Map Note taking Outline Drawing concepts/processes

  3. Concept Map A cognitive map is a “kind of visual road map showing some of the pathways we may take to connect meanings of concepts.”

  4. What is concept mapping? • Concept mapping is a technique for representing knowledge in graphs. • Knowledge graphs are networks of concepts. • Networks consist of nodes and links. • Nodes represent concepts and links represent the relations between concepts.

  5. Concept Map Detail/ Example Detail/ Example Detail/ Example Detail/ Example Related issue Related issue Topic or main idea Related issue Related issue Detail/ Example Detail/ Example Detail/ Example Detail/ Example

  6. Purposes of Concept Mapping • to generate ideas (brain storming, etc.) • to design a complex structure (long texts, hypermedia, large web sites, etc.) • to communicate complex ideas • to aid learning by explicitly integrating new and old knowledge • to assess understanding or diagnose misunderstanding

  7. Invasive Species Activity

  8. Invasive Species Activity Strawberry guava Banana poka Miconia Japanese White-eye Pig

  9. Invasive Species Activity • Students are to prepare a written case study on a Hawaiian invasive species. • Include the following • native location of the species • how it was introduced to an ecosystem • where it became invasive • what impacts are associated with the invasive species, • what control measures are possible • insert a picture of the species.

  10. Invasive Species Activity • Each pair of students should select a different invasive species to investigate. Select one species from the following websites: • Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants • http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/specieslist.htm • USGS NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species • http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesList.aspx?Group=&State=HI&Sortby=[Group],Genus,Species,SubSpecies&submit2=Submit • USGS Noxious Weed List • http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=15 • Hawaii’s Biological Survey: Good Guys vs Bad Guys List • http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/list.html

  11. See Example of Invasive Species Report: Invasive Species: Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta ) Fig. 1. Salvinia molesta; DLNR worker using booms to surround plants in Lake Wilson, Wahiawa, HI.

  12. Invasive Species Activity • Make a concept map of the species selected in class for the invasive species background information.doc. • Please include native terrestrial or marine species and the impacts posed by the invasive species.

  13. mosquito Spreads disease to and from Creates habitat for pig Provides food for white-eye Creates habitat for and spreads seed of Provides food for Provides food for Provides food for Spreads seeds of Spreads seeds of strawberry guava banana poka miconia

  14. Note Taking

  15. Note Taking • Strategies for success • Be an active listener. • Think about what is being said • Think about how what is being said relates to other points in the lecture and ideas from discussions, reading or other subjects. • Ask questions!

  16. Note Taking • Complete readings before class • Attend specifically to lecture info not covered in text • Ask questions • Review notes right after lecture....fill in examples etc. Immediate review increases retention • Underline key statements • Use margins for coordinating text notes

  17. Note Taking- 5 R’s Record: during lecture write all meaningful information legibly. Reduce: After the lecture, write a summary of the ideas and facts using key words as cue words. Recite: Recite all the information in your own words without looking at notes or text. Reflect: Think about your own opinions and ideas. Raise questions and record original ideas. Review: Before you read new material, take 10 minutes to revise your older notes. Skim over the main ideas and details.

  18. Note Taking • Use key words & phrases, not sentences • If you miss something, leave a space and check with peer later • Write legibly

  19. Note Taking • Use symbols: • + plus • & and • - minus • # number • > greater than • < less than • W/ with • W/I within • W/o without • / per • --> leads to • <-- comes from • Abbreviate: • approp appropriate • lrg large

  20. Note Taking in Lecture Setting • Strategies for success • Use the speaker style to ID important points when the speaker • Pauses or slows down • Repeats a point • Modulates the volume of his or her voice • Uses introductory phrases (The four main points… Note the relationship between…) • Writes on board, or • Gestures using visual aids

  21. Note Taking LAPTOP APPS Springpad Evernote Simplenote Google Docs Microsoft One Note

  22. Note Taking Do’s Don’ts • Mute laptop • Turn off Wi-Fi • Learn to type faster • Be familiar with keyboard shortcuts • Use autocomplete • Email • Play games or other distractions • Type word for word • Be with out a regular notebook (power out ) • Let it out of your sight

  23. Outlining Textbook • Outlining is an organizational tool in helping you to discern important information. • Read your text before outlining. • You may wish to underline important ideas (in pencil) or even use post-it notes to write questions, ideas or anything else that relates to the information on the page.

  24. Outlining Textbook • As you read each section, list the main ideas from each paragraph. • Use your own words. Do not copy from the textbook, you won’t learn anything if you do. • Be brief. Try to condense the material into only a few short words or phrases. Don’t use complete sentences.

  25. Outlines • Outlining: I. Topic/Main idea A. Major points 1. Details a. supporting details II. Topic/Main idea A. Major points 1. Details a. supporting details

  26. Outlines

  27. Drawing Concept/ Process

  28. Typical Neuron dendrite cell body Myelin sheath Synapse axon

  29. Resting Potential of an Axon

  30. Resting Potential of an Axon

  31. Depolarization of the Axon Membrane

  32. Action Potential

  33. Propagation of an Action Potential

  34. Propagation of an Action Potential

  35. Refractory Period

  36. Saltatory Conduction

  37. Synapses Ca2+ Presynaptic neuron Postsynaptic membrane Synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitters

  38. Drawing Concept/ Process Activity Draw and explain a nerve impulse. Quiz next time!

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