Week
Nine: November 8-12, 2004
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Last week in class you had an opportunity to try note-taking strategies for listening to lectures. During class I gave you two mini-lectures.
1. My work leading up to doctoral research
on holistic curriculum and computer applications
2. An adventure with a Jaguar sports car.
These lectures were a chance to review the note-taking style that suits you best. The first lecture was full of terminology that may or may not be familiar to you. This was to demonstrate the kinds of lectures you may get in your business classes where you want to follow what the instructor is saying but you may not be especially interested in the content.
The second talk was a story that told you of a trip that was taken and what happened along the way. The idea was to remind you that when professors talk, you can pick up on the important points by creating mental pictures of what they are talking about. As well, you can pick up clues from watching the delivery of the lecture. The speaker becomes more animated and emphasizes what they think are the points to remember. Sometimes, points get repeated - and in this case, it is good to take notes because the professor obviously thinks this is an important idea to remember. You will likely find those points covered on the next quiz or exam.
When it is time to check your note-taking ability, you may be given a QUIZ as you were in class last week. Professors can give pop-quizzes at any time during the course so it is always a good idea to be prepared. Remember that when a professor is talking to the class, they usually encourage you to raise your hand and ask questions if you want something repeated or clarified further. Don't hold back if you missed something or didn't quite understand. This may be a point that will be covered in a quiz or test in the future so it is a good idea to be sure you know what is being talked about at the time of the lecture.
The following are sites where there are games to exercise your memory skills.
Cyberkids
- Fun and Games
Queendom.com
- Mind Games and Brain Teasers
Alfy
Arcade - Memory Games
Fun
Match - Memory Game
Memory
and learning - neuroscience for kids
Playing
Games with Memory - activities for fun and remembering
Reading
This week is the last week you have a chapter assigned to read - Chapter Nine - Improving Your Memory. By now you will have read Chapters One through Nine. It is advisable to ask yourself the questions found in the Journal Reflections section of the chapter, in this case, page 235. There are a number of helpful tips in this chapter. You may also want to go to the links given below for Memory Games on the Web.
Team Presentation and Exam Preparation
This week you will be working in teams on the presentation and the final exam creation project. Please follow the action plan for team presentation/activity and exam creation. This project is worth 20 points and includes an evaluation form for each team member to complete and hand in. Altogether there are four items due for this project:
1. A short (maximum one page) report summarizing the presentation/activity done by your team - what each of you did and the material you developed and presented to the class. (teams 1, 2 and 3 present in Week Ten - Nov 18 and teams 4 and 5 in Week Eleven - Nov 25) The summary report is due in Week Thirteen - Dec 9.
2. a mock exam created by the team
will be exchanged with another team - the revision is based on the outcome
of giving the exam to other students in the class and marking them in Week
Twelve Dec 2, and getting feedback from these students.) Also
an answer key for the exam (the
final
version of the exam and answer key are due in Week Thirteen - Dec
9).
3. an evaluation form from you and
every member of your team based on the roles and responsibilities assumed
(due in Week Thirteen - Dec 9)
Copies of the exams (enough for members of another team) are due Week Twelve - December 2 when they will be exchanged with another team and taken and marked. Any revisions will be made so that the final copy of the exam and answer key will be handed in with the evaluation on April 11.
PLEASE NOTE: All items MUST be handed in on the due date, - no late work will be accepted without an official medical excuse!
To Review:
Week 10: November
18 - presentation/activity by teams 1, 2, and 3
Week 11: November
25 - presentation/activity by teams 4 and 5. Teams take exams.
Week 12: December
2 - teams get feedback from other teams to prepare revised exams.
All work on project reports, feedback, special reports and portfolios.
Week 13: December
9 - All projects due: team summary report, revised exam and answer key,
evaluation forms
Special Reports
are displayed and handed in, Portfolios are checked. NO
work accepted after classes in Week 13.
Team Chapters for Exams:
Team 1 - Chapter 10
Team 2 - Chapter 11
Team 3 - Chapter 12
Team 4 - Chapter 13
Team 5 - Chapter 14
In the next few weeks we will be quite busy with presentations, final exams and preparation of your Success Projects as well as assembling artifacts for your Portfolio. There are links to the Success Project as well as to Portfolios on the course main page. Last week (Week Eight) there were some suggestion for the Portfolio artifacts - each portfolio should contain a minimum of five items. Please ask if you are uncertain about what to include.
The Portfolios will be checked on
December
1 and 3 during class and awarded points. I do not keep the portfolios.
These are yours to keep and build on during your college career.
NOTE: This is
your only opportunity to receive a mark for the Portfolio.
Here's a preview of what you are doing for the Success Project, the final project for this course.
This assignment is to create a document, brochure, booklet, web site, or other product that gives tips, secrets, do's and don'ts, FAQ, guide, recipe, or other type of handy resource for being a successful student at Seneca College in your Business program. This report represents 15 points.
Checklist
Week Nine: November 8-12, 2004