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PURPOSE The Learning and
Study Skills Spin group, LSS SPIN, is an interest group of the National
Association for Developmental Education (NADE). The professional goals of
members in the LSS SPIN group include 1) promoting research on the
correlates of participation in learning or study skills, 2) promoting
self-regulated learning and analytical problem solving strategies which
improve learning effectiveness of students, and 3) promoting effective
administration, development and evaluation of Learning and Study Skill
assessment tools. NADE
http://www.siue.edu/SPIN/.
Contact
Leadership Carolyn Zaccagni, Saint Joseph's
University - czaccagn@sju.edu |
| MATH LEARNING STYLES MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES STUDY SKILLS WEBSITES STUDY SKILLS BOOKS STUDY GROUPS READING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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Submitted by: Paul G. Ellis, Northern Kentucky University. ellis@NKU.EDU Paul recommends the following books by Shelia Tobias. She is the author of 11 books, among them Overcoming Math Anxiety, Succeed with Math, Breaking the Science Barrier, They're not Dumb, They're Different, Revitalizing Undergraduate Science, and The Hidden Curriculum: Faculty-Made Tests in Science. Trained in history, literature and politics at Harvard/Radcliffe and Columbia Universities, she brings an outsider's perspective to issues of science and math education in college. She makes her home in Tucson Arizona where she is currently working on the establishment of "new degrees" in science and mathematics. We have developed: the Diagnostic Test of High School Math (DT-HSM) and are currently norming this test and are offering free use of the test in exchange for normative and validation data. Contact me if you would like details. Joel P. Wiesen, Ph.D.,
Director of Testing Also recommended is a math anxiety video and book: Math! A Four Letter Word by Angela Sembera & Michael Hovis The Wimberley Press P.O. Box 1689 Wimberly, Texas 78676 ISBN 0-9627036-0-5 or call 1(800) MATH - 987 Information about studying math presented in a
funny informal manner http://www.mathpower.com/
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| Learning Styles |
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http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Learning_Styles.html
LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCE
CATEGORIES humorous antidote about learning style A Beary Tale Come True?The Bear Family was out for a drive on a beautiful fall Saturday afternoon. Papa Bear was at the wheel. Mama Bear was next to him. The three little bears were in the back seats. The two smallest Bears colored pictures and listened to cassette tapes (as this was the pre-CD era). Adam Bear, their first-born and a bright little fellow in Grade 4, had a question about his mathematics homework. He could not figure out the answer without seeking help. Though Mama Bear was the tried and true expert in multi-tasking, it was Papa Bear who seized the opportunity to show his genius as a math teacher, even as he sped along the four-lane highway at the controls of the family van. Papa Bear did not want to simply give Adam Bear the answer, so he asked Adam Bear a series of questions which would logically lead the 9 year old to the right answer AND a fundamental understanding of both the PROCESS and the CONCEPTS involved to obtain the correct answer in any similar problem. Didn't work. Papa Bear explained once again. Didn't work the next time either. Papa Bear was persistent. He continued. He knew his reasoning was flawless. Surely it would only be a matter of time before Adam Bear, who was obviously having a little trouble with the concepts, would catch on. Papa Bear tried speaking the same text more and more loudly, ignoring Mama Bear's gentle tugs at his sleeve: perhaps speaking volumes promotes learning? Never worked. Adam Bear began to sob and Papa Bear became totally frustrated: how could this bright Bear boy not comprehend his perfectly logical discourse? Time for a break. Head to a rest area for some hot and salty Macporridge. Mama Bear, forever discrete, handed a printed note to Papa Bear as they emerged from the van: A BEAR CANNOT LEARN FROM A PATERNAL. |
| Multiple Intelligences |
| A light look at the subject of M.I. http://www.aenc.org/SiteOverview-Multi-Int-FS.html |
| Study Skills Websites of Interest |
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be of interest to you or student with whom you work
Lousiana State University Center for Academic Success University College (Winner of the 2000 LCSHE Website Excellence Awaard) http://appl003.lsu.edu/slas/cas.nsf/index James Cook University http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/online.html Clayton State College & University http://ctl.clayton.edu/studystrategies.htm To complete a self assessment study skills checklist, note taking tips, Study distractions analysis www.ucc.vt.edu/ To take a quick survey to discover how positive or negative you are as well as a 25 question stress test http://www.queendom.com/ Note: There is a fee for these inventories |
| Study Skills Books of Interest |
| Sotiriou, P.E. 1989.
Integrating College Study Skills: Reasoning in Reading, Listening, and
Writing. (2d Ed.) Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Bogue, C. 1988. Studying the Content Areas: Social Sciences and The Sciences. Clearwater, FL. H&H Publ. Co. |
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Suggestions for study groups. Go to http://www.niagara.edu/oas/lc/index.htm. Then click on "Reading & Study Strategies," and then scroll down and click onto "Study Groups." |
| Reading |
A book/resource on
teaching "effective notetaking/reading of a scientific textbook."
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| Professional Development |
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already started, it may be worth investigating if you are interested in
this type of development.
New online Teaching, Learning, and Technology (TLT) Cooperative courses are coming this fall! The State University of New York TLT Cooperative in partnership with the SUNY Training Center, will add several new, eight-week courses to its list of non-credit, online professional development offerings starting October 8, 2002. New topics include: Plagiarism: Detection and Prevention An Introduction to Multimedia for Educators Teaching Science Online Effectively Basic Webpage Design with HTML Career Centers Without Walls: Developing Career Services for Online Learners MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) for Faculty Development Professionals Online Surveys: The Complete Workshop You can see the complete list of TLT Cooperative online courses and register at the SUNY Training Center website:http://www.tc.suny.edu TO REGISTER or to VIEW A CLASS DESCRIPTION: (In 3 Easy Steps) 1) Go to the SUNY Training Center web site at http://www.tc.suny.edu/ 2) Click on "View or Register for an Event" 3) Click "TLT Cooperative Courses" to complete the online registration form to read more about the SUNY Teaching, Learning, and Technology Cooperative seehttp://tlt.suny.edu/TLTCoop/overview.htm If you are looking for an online assessment workshop for online teaching, one is available through Colorado Community Colleges Online. Initially developed and delivered it as a face to face training for faculty development, we have added the online delivery for this fall. Details for this three-week workshop can be viewed at this link: http://ccconline.org/faculty/AssessmentWorkshop.htm What does the literature tell us about online learning and teaching? Watch twelve Cal Poly Pomona faculty members review books about online learning in streaming video format in a new FCSC "Featured Site" - http://www.csupomona.edu/~faculty_computing/onlinelearning/colt/student_book_reviews.html . In order to share their reviews and to test creating PowerPoint presentations and streaming video to deliver course content, each produced the resources on this featured site. The site includes their PowerPoint presentations, streaming video reviews, and links to the reviewed books. The streaming video was recorded on campus at Mediavision facilities (http://www.csupomona.edu/~itac/mediavision/streaming/index2.html) . The following books are reviewed:
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