Edited by Jane Williams, Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024, 13:42
A really good talk! The slides are downloadable, and I made so many notes (a lot from the chat) that they have their own Word doc.
It also answered an underlying uneasiness for me - am I working and thinking at the right "level"? No, I'm not. Some questions will be examining our understanding of the module material. No more, and references to sources outside that will not count. This is, after all, a pre-university course. Equivalent of A-level. I need to dial back to the days of just referencing the school-supplied text book. Remember the advice I'm giving to my A-level CS student, and follow it myself.
Also, the advice I'm getting on writing and getting the length right will very much apply to writing slides for teaching for the WEA, though there I've been known to copy/paste from my sources, and I can't do that here.
Actions:
Look into mindmaps, and a thing called Obsidian
Find how to get Windows to read text aloud
Book rec: "Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide by redman and maples" - downloaded Kindle sample. It's written specifically for the OU!
Talk - "Really understanding questions"
A really good talk! The slides are downloadable, and I made so many notes (a lot from the chat) that they have their own Word doc.
It also answered an underlying uneasiness for me - am I working and thinking at the right "level"? No, I'm not. Some questions will be examining our understanding of the module material. No more, and references to sources outside that will not count. This is, after all, a pre-university course. Equivalent of A-level. I need to dial back to the days of just referencing the school-supplied text book. Remember the advice I'm giving to my A-level CS student, and follow it myself.
Also, the advice I'm getting on writing and getting the length right will very much apply to writing slides for teaching for the WEA, though there I've been known to copy/paste from my sources, and I can't do that here.
Actions:
Look into mindmaps, and a thing called Obsidian
Find how to get Windows to read text aloud
Book rec: "Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide by redman and maples" - downloaded Kindle sample. It's written specifically for the OU!
Another book rec:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Study-Guide-Andy-Northedge/dp/0749259744