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Jump Start Student Success With 24/7 Learning And Writing Strategies

Jump Start Student Success With 24/7 Learning And Writing Strategies. Jump Start Student Success Lucy MacDonald, M.A.,M.A. Interactive Session. Use chat box for discussion. Questions will be answered during the session, between slides.

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Jump Start Student Success With 24/7 Learning And Writing Strategies

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  1. Jump Start Student Success With 24/7 Learning And Writing Strategies

  2. Jump Start Student SuccessLucy MacDonald, M.A.,M.A.

  3. Interactive Session • Use chat box for discussion. • Questions will be answered during the session, between slides. • To ask a question of the presenter, put a ? at the beginning of the line, then ask the question. • This way I can quickly scan the chat and see questions addressed to me. • Some of you may want to open another tab or window, so you can interact directly with the website during this session. http://www.howtostudy.org This is optional, since the slides include screen shots of the site itself.

  4. If you asked your students, what did it mean to study,what would they say? Post your response in the chat area.

  5. Discuss how you might use the Assignment Calculator. Post your response in the chat area.

  6. The student voice Write a review • Build in student interactions • Encourage a global community • Honor student privacy • Support academic writing

  7. There are over 4,000 reviews on this site! • Is your school represented? • Not all handouts have been reviewed. • Students, tutors and even math professors write reviews.

  8. Authentic Student VoiceYou can’t make this stuff up!

  9. Tutor Reviews

  10. Tutor Reviews

  11. Math Instructor weighs in.

  12. Discuss the uses of this site for your Learning Center. Post your response in the chat area.

  13. The 2nd half of this site How to Write and How to Study - by Subject .

  14. Writing Across the Curriculum ---Dartmouth Writing Program

  15. Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students ---Rael, Patrick. Bowdoin College

  16. What are the implications for your Writing Center? Post your response in the chat area.

  17. Badges for your site! You can link to the howtostudy site for free.

  18. Share possible implications of this site for faculty on your campus. Post your response in the chat area.

  19. What’s next? • Add apps. • Add more videos. • Seek sponsorship to keep site ad free. • Offer premium service for teaching materials. • Continue to build the global student network.

  20. Thanks for joining this webinar Who will be the first to post reviews on this site? http://www.howtostudy.org

  21. Bonus Slides There are 2 subthemes on the howtostudy.org site Academic Humor Music as a Memory Tool

  22. Academic Humor • Humor is a good learning tool, often overlooked. • Watch the side bars and the Just for Fun section. You will find cartoons, jokes, videos all selected for their academic themes. Sydney Harris Science Cartoons Abbott and Costello - 13 times 7 is 28 Actual Writings on Hospital Charts

  23. Music as a Memory Tool • Most of my students are hooked up to ipods, mp3 players, CDs, etc. However, they don’t often use music to help them remember material. Watch for academic music and lyrics in the side bars. The Nano Song Pump Your Blood Video Calculus Carols

  24. Thank you for your participation! Lucy MacDonald, M.A.,M.A. lucy@lucyonline.com

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