Wednesday, September 5th (.240 & .241)

Welcome back. We are going to have two short conversations about SLOs and reading strategies. Then we will shift gears and begin discussing History Quiz preparation. Tempus fugit.

Pictured above: Students realizing that they will be assessed based on their completion/understanding of the readings.

Reminders

• Blue books are due to me no later than Wednesday, September 19th.

• You do not need to put your names on these books.

• Your first and only History quiz is occurring on Friday, September 14th.

• The review went out last week on Friday. You should also be able to access it on Dr. Wooster's BB.

• Submitting 1302 work

• Don't forget to maintain your folders for 1302. Aside from contributing to shared conversations, one of the ways that Professor Flores will evaluate your engagement is by reviewing you materials in Google/OneDrive.

• Socialization!

• Fall 2018 Convocation is happening on Friday at 2:00 PM in Island Hall Gym. Other new and varied events happening on campus can be found here.

• Friday is going to be a very busy day. Hopefully you can all find something that interests you!

Today

• SLO Chat

• What are SLOs?

• Where can you find them?

• How do we (faculty) use SLOs?

• How should you (students) engage with SLOs?

• Reading Strategies

• Step 1: Actually do the readings. A novel concept, I know.

• Step 2: Develop a process that works for you. This could include summarizing, annotation, chatting with classmates, etc.

• Seriously, if you want to retain the information from the text, it will be necessary for you to engage in active reading.

• Step 3: Anticipate. How might these readings be "used" in the LC?

• How will Professor Flores ask you to engage with your reading?

• In what ways will Dr. Wooster hold you responsible? Friday's lecture was a good example.

• How will I evaluate your success in completing your readings?

• Step 4: Consult the professionals!

• Professor Marquez!

• Dr. Tedrow!

• CASA

• Me! Hellooooo office hours. ​

• Quiz Preparation

• Readings

• Use the review guide to help narrow your focus in the assigned readings.

• Create summaries for the readings to reference as you prepare. These can also help you in a few weeks, when we begin preparing for Exam 1.

• The ability to adequately summarize materials demonstrates a degree of comprehension and understanding that is missing in basic outlining or annotation.

• Think of the "Journalist's Questions"

• Who? What? When? Where?

• Why is this significant?

• Lectures

• What was emphasized in the lectures? Where did Dr. Wooster spend the most of his time?

• Are there any words that we might consider "terms in bold" like we used to see in textbooks?

• See the "Journalist's Questions" above...

Homework

• Take the practice Notes Quiz in BB. This is not for a grade, and you CAN use your notes on the assignment. If you are unable to answer the questions using your notes, then you need to alter your note-taking methods.

• If you need to chat about notes or the quiz, please drop by my office during office hours, and I will be happy to help.