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The Biology audio-tutorial tapes are one instance where this kind

of student can achieve his misguided aim for he can rewind the tape and
play it over and over 'til he gets it all down. Unfortunately, he ignored
the purpose of the objectives included with each Biology packet which is

to guide and focus the student's listening and notetaking.

: Objectives provided before the lecture are surely the best way to help
the student sift the wheat from the chaff. One SFU professor provides
students with a written outline at the beginning of class so their
attention can be on assimilating content and not deciphering organization.

In addition to preparing the student for notetaking, pointers can
be used throughout to help keep the student on the track. At first, they
may need to be as blatant as: "Write this down...," "Don't write this
down...," "Mark this in your book..."

And ideally, the last few minutes of the class need to be spent not in
writing, but in asking the student to review those notes as you summarize
Main points to make sure they" re down.

A less common problem is the student who writes down too little; but he,
too, could benefit from some more express instructions such as suggested
above.

A mechanical device to aid notetaking is setting up the notes on the
page in various styles. On method is the BAM approach; handouts are avail-
able from Reading and Study Skills faculty.

.....Al Atkinson, Sherry Ladbrook,
Sandra Carpenter

FILM BOOKINGS FOR SPRING 1980

 

Please be advised that the deadline for spring semester film requests
is November 30th. Requests should be submitted as soon as possible to
A.V. Services, N.W. Forms are available at all campuses.

The Mad Hatter is a Douglas College Newsletter published weekly during
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College, P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster. Deadline for submissions is
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This issue by Liz Glass.