ACADEMIC WRITING WITH FREE WRITING
Workshop activities on academic writing, including a powerpoint download outlining activities.
The following resources are designed to help you assess and develop your students' note making skills.
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Workshop activities on academic writing, including a powerpoint download outlining activities.
- Understand the value of keeping a record of information and insights
- Understand how to differentiate between important and unimportant information
- Understand how to apply recorded important information to help complete a task
- Understand the importance of note-making at university
A short description of an end of teaching period activity which encourages students to take notes.
A workshop designed to show how drawing and visually representing objects or themes can help to support learning and increase creativity. Includes links to the theory behind creative/visual practices.
A downloadable workbook for students which can be tailored to different essay questions. The workbook structures enables the essay to be structured in an orderly way, allowing for the process to be learned as the assignment is completed.
A resource which would be particularly useful for staff teaching on a creative writing programme. Includes two structured writing exercises and information on free writing.
This resource includes ideas for initiating discussions about writing with students, and facilitates the opportunity to begin writing assignments during the activity.
An online resource on notemaking, including links to information on Linear, Pattern and Cornell notes. An easily navigable resource. Also features templates for the learner to experiment with note taking.
A student helpsheet describing a process for effective strategies for notemaking in lectures. Includes notes on preperation and process.
An informative mindmap showing the top ten tips for notemaking.
A series of suggestion on how to engage students in effective notemaking at appropriate times.
A presentation outlining a whole new approach to successful study. The six steps are:
S = Study Techniques and practices
O = Overview
C = Creativity
C = Communicate effectively
E = Emotions
R = Review, review, review
Also includes a booklet for students' reference, and some suggested activities to follow the presentation.
A guide for staff on how to teach notemaking to students. Includes an overview of structured brainstorming, linear and pattern notes; active vs passive learning; how to make notes; and some suggested activities.
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