The Dynamic Learning Strategies Workshop

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will learn how to use the K-W-L-H chart to support organized learning.

You will learn the process for preparing your K-W-L-H chart for the study of the topic of this section. This procedure will be followed in each of the sections.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

You will learn the characteristics of a rigorous student.

You will learn the characteristics of a rigorous instructor.

You will examine some of the challenges that Niko faces as a first-year university student.

You will examine some of the reasons students drop out of university.

You will have the opportunity to identify meaningful goals that you are going to examine in more depth in the course.

You will learn how to analyze your goals according to the SMART method.

You will relate determinants of work-life balance to your goals.

You will learn how to use the futures wheel to examine the implications and outcomes of the pursuit of your goals.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

This lecture introduces the connection between successful time management and success as a learner.

You will complete a time management self-assessment, then plan action accordingly.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

You will analyze your current use of time and make plans to adjust your use of time to meet your goals.

You will learn how to set up a weekly plan for the successful management of your time.

You will learn how to set up a simple to-do list to guide your activities for the day.

You will learn how to prioritize the items of your to-do list.

You will learn how to carry out the important process of partializing tasks to make them more manageable.

You will learn how to apply the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy of think skills to task analysis.

You will examine your progress in implementing the time-management action plan you created earlier.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

You will learn five specific strategies for significantly reducing wasted time.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

You will learn a number of pre-, during-, and post-lecture strategies to help you get the greatest benefit from your study time.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

You will learn how your familiarity with the syllabus can be a major benefit to you.

You will be introduced to some of the features of a learning management system that you need to be familiar with in order to take advantage of the opportunities they offer.

This is an introduction to a controversial topic; however, there are a couple of important things about it that are worth keeping in mind.

This lecture asks you to investigate a process for using questions to support organized learning.

You will learn how to benefit from the educational opportunities that seminars present.

You will learn the features of cooperative learning and how cooperative learning can support your learning.

You will learn how to recognize collaborative learning situations and understand how they can reinforce your learning.

You will learn how this simple strategy can be of great benefit to you--and to another learner.

You will learn how this strategy can be of great benefit to you--and to other learners.

You will learn some strategies for making discussion groups effective.

You will learn the value of symposia and will be asked to consider ways to extend their use.

You will be asked to create your own inventory of resources available to support your learning.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

You will be asked to add to the resources inventory created previously.

You will learn about some of the common library classification systems.

You will learn about on-line publications and their importance to you.

This is an introduction to copyright laws, fair dealing, and public lending right in Canada.

This is an introduction to other services offered by libraries.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

You will be reminded of the important link between purpose and process and urged to keep this firmly in mind during this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

You will be introduced to pre-reading strategies, and purpose will be emphasized.

You will learn seven factors you need to keep in mind as you read — that is, in the during-reading process.

We will revisit the SQ3R during-reading process.

We will examine three post-reading strategies.

You will learn four specific ways that text can be organized.

You will learn characteristics of the bottom-up reading process.

You will learn characteristics of the top-down reading process. Purpose and process are revisited.

This model of reading is put forward as an alternative to the other two models.

You will learn how metacognition works and how you can take conscious control of it.

This reading strategy is based on the fundamental metacognitive strategies of predicting and confirming.

You will learn the importance and use of this simple reading process.

You will learn the use of this simple reading process.

We will examine several types of maps, with emphasis on mind maps and concept maps and how they integrate with, and support, your learning.

The word bank is introduced as a powerful tool to support your deep understanding of your study topics.

These are simple strategies, but they should be parts of a deep reading process.

This is a fundamental process, and there are strategies that make it effective.

You will learn a process for summarizing short texts.

You will learn a process for summarizing longer texts.

You will learn how to evaluate the completeness of a survey.

You will learn about several types of bias and how to protect yourself from them.

You will be encouraged to give serious consideration to the way metaphor is used as a linguistic shorthand.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

The importance of organized notetaking is emphasized.

You will practice identifying the topic sentences of a paragraph.

You will practice identification of the gist of a text passage.

You will use a listening guide to support notetaking from an audio recording of a text.

You will learn the Cornell method for taking notes.

You will practice using the Cornell method for taking notes.

This is a powerful strategy that relates closely to notetaking and summarizing.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

Five important modes of exposition are examined.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

This provides another look at Bloom's Revised Taxonomy as a tool for analyzing questions and assignments.

This is a deeper look at Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.

You will be asked to follow a model to carry out analyses of questions.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

The research planner is introduced and explained.

The research simulation is introduced.

The broad topic of the research simulation is introduced.

You will learn the process for narrowing the broad topic of the research simulation.

You will learn the process for writing a working thesis statement or research question for the research simulation.

You will learn the process for identifying sub-topics of the narrow topic for the research simulation..

We will examine the process of identifying sources of information for the research simulation.

Notetaking and citations are examined.

Notetaking and citations are examined in more detail.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This short review quiz is intended to give attention to a few of the points covered in this section.

This short quiz is intended to activate your prior knowledge and establish a focus for this section of the course.

You will prepare your K-W-L-H chart for work in this section.

This slideshow gives you an introduction to several sub-topics of the broad topic of this section. More information will be provided in following lectures.

This is a short introduction to the next few lecture that will examine graphics that can be used for information analysis.

You will learn how to do semantic feature analysis.

You will learn how to create a vocabulary map.

You will learn different ways to set up and use a word bank.

You will learn the features and qualities of a well-constructed paragraph.

This lecture introduces the 5Ws + H diagram and its uses.

This lecture introduces concept maps and mind maps, their uses, and their connection to brainstorming.

This is an introduction to the use of graphics for data display.

This lectures introduces the T-chart, an effective device to find similarities and differences between two items.

This lecture introduces the Y-Chart for evaluating an item, based on three criteria.

The Fact/Opinion Chart can help distinguish between facts and opinions in a theme or text.

You will learn how to construct and use the Spider Map.

You will learn how to construct and use the Star Diagram.

You will learn how to use the Cluster/Cloud Diagram to generate ideas and make connections among elements.

You will learn how the Tree Diagram can be used to show how issues relate to one another.

We will examine the PMI Chart, its use, and its relationship to two other devices we have examined.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

Here you will examine your K-W-L-H chart to identify unanswered questions and gaps in your information and to make plans to complete your study of the topic.

This lecture is a reminder of the use and limitations of the graphic devices we looked at in this section.