College Learning Strategies Spring 2018

The reading for this week brought the belief in "learning styles" into question.  What do you think?  Please explain your answer with examples from the reading.  Do you have a particular learning style?  Please explain.  Finally, how have you adapted your ways of reading and preparing for tests in college? Do you believe that there is a way you learn best? How have you adapted when you have had a "mismatch" with a professor's instructional style. Please post or email your responses by Wednesday of this week.

We starting discussing paper topics at the end of last week's meeting.  Now that you have had a week to think about what you might want to write, tell us a bit more about it.  Specifically, tell us: What do you intend to argue?  Be very specific.   What is some preliminary evidence?  How are you going to back up your claims? Where are going to find your evidence?  How do you know you can trust the sources?\ Please share your ideas and comment on the posts of your classmates.  Please make this post some time between now and our 2/19 meeting.

Remember the "bonus blocks" on the syllabus?  Well this month is a great time to earn some points.  Part of being a successful college student is being actively engaged in the campus community and beyond.  Please think about taking advantage of some of the excellent learning opportunities that are happening outside of the classroom this month. Black History Month events Anyone who attends the Ilyasah Shabazz event on Monday at 6:30 will get credit for attending a class.  If you have missed a class or miss a class in the future this will make up for it.  If anyone is interested in leading a discussion about Dr. Shabazz's visit/lecture you will receive 100 bonus points for the semester.