using guided notes to make lectures more effective
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Using Guided Notes to Make Lectures More Effective. What are Guided Notes. Guided Notes are teacher prepared handouts that map or outline a lecture but leave blank spaces for key points and concepts that the student fills in Note: the (for definition). What did we just learn …. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Using Guided Notes to Make Lectures More Effective
The Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education
What are Guided Notes
Guided Notes are teacher prepared handouts that map or outline a lecture but leave blank spaces for key points and concepts that the student fills in
Note: the (for definition)
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What did we just learn …
There IS no right answer
It depends on your goals and objectives (i.e. what you want to emphasize) for the lecture
… blank spaces can be both a key point or concept … depending on context, the instructor ….
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Positive Outcomes Include:
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Positive Outcomes Include:
1. Better note taking by students2. Students more engaged in lecture3. Guidance/support for note-taking4. Support active listening5. Student might ask more questions6. Study guide/advanced organizer
7. Lectures remain focused/on topic8. Prioritize and limit lecture content9. Easily convert to exam questions10.Students like it AND it works
10 Reasons Why
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Session Goals & Considerations
Discuss how to construct guided notes
How to adapt guided notes for the engineering classroom
Using guided notes in activities like problem solving
Note: the (for goal)
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Creating Guided Notes
1. Look at lecture materials/outlines/notes2. What do you want to emphasize? 3. Identify the primary key points students should
learn/know4. Select what you want to leave out5. Delete key facts, concepts, points6. Insert symbolic cues7. Use projected slides8. Leave ample writing space for students9. Keep it short: single words or phrases10. Enhance with visuals, websites, practice
problems11. Put in ANGEL before class (a preference)
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Create Symbols
Big Idea: ! - color code - …
Definition: D - BOLD …
Key Concept: * - ◊ …
Equation: E - = - ∑
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Create Symbols
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Group Work Activity
1. Split into teams
2. Select an example from your notes
3. Generate a guided note for a problem solving process or explanation
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Selected Report Out
Your examples …
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Comments, Questions, Resources
Resource and session materials Can be found here
Thank you for your kind attention.Please feel free to contact us anytime.
Roxanne Toto – [email protected]
Mary Lynn Brannon – [email protected]
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ReferencesAustin, J., et. al., “The Effects of Guided Notes on Undergraduate
Students’ Recording of Lecture Content”, Journal of Instructional Psychology, 31, 4, 2004, pp. 314-320
Austin, J. L. et. al., “Effects of Guided Notes on University Students’ Responding and Recall of Information”, Journal of Behavioral Education, 11, 4, pp. 243-254, December 2002.
Heward, W.L., Fast Facts for Faculty: Improving the Effectiveness of Your Lectures,
Http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts
McCann, L., (2008), “Guided Slides: Flexible Lectures Using a Tablet PC”, paper presented at Frontiers in Education conference, October 22-25.