Imagine you are listening to a lecture and taking notes. What are the characteristics of good notes?
They need to be meaningful and useful. They should be organised, clear, and focus on key information so you can use them in a purposeful way.
You watched a TED talk that described the learning zone and the performance zone. What is the learning zone?
The learning zone is a metaphorical space 'when our goal is to improve' and where 'we do activities designed for improvement
What is a non-integral citation? For example, where is it found?
The citation is usually given at the end of the sentence and no reporting verb is used ("Fracking in the United States has raised concerns (Smith 2019)
What is Turnitin?
Turnitin is a service that checks your writing for referencing mistakes or inappropriate use of sources
What is tentative language (or hedging)?
to speak with hesitancy, uncertainty, and a lack of confidence in what we're saying (for example, it may be, it is possible that...)
What is a position in academic writing?
Position means the viewpoint of a writer on a particular topic or idea.
What is feedback?
Helpful information or criticism that is given to someone to say what can be done to improve
What are some characteristics of effective critical listeners?
Active, engaged, fully attentive, responsive, focused on clarity, empathetic, collaborative
What do we mean by genre?
The type of spoken or written discourse.
What genre of writing were you asked to write on this course?
A Position Analysis Paper
Name one note taking strategy described in the Week 2 Listening Skills Module.
Outline method, Cornell method, Mind-mapping method, Charting method or Sentence method
Which is better for learning and recall: hand-written or typed notes?
Research shows that taking notes by hand rather than on a computer may allow you to remember and understand better.
