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Welcome to the November 2007 issue of the new Learning Center Exchange!Dedicated to providing information for learning assistance professionals.To submit your compliments, suggestions, ideas, and articles,
please contact the editor, Mona Pelkey, at mpelkey@learningassistance.com.
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Editorial WelcomeBy Mona Pelkey Dear Readers, |
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In the Spotlight: Mental Manipulation: The Key to RememberingBy Dennis Congos, University of Central Florida |
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But Will They Still do it Tomorrow?By Toni Alazraki, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa |
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| [After I typed
the introduction below, I realized that I am referring to a song that
is about 45 years old! But even if you have never heard “Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow?”* I think you will still get the idea.]
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| If you haven’t been mentally manipulating
what it is you have to learn and remember, and then you don’t
remember when it comes to test and quiz time, stand up and take a bow.
For information to be learned and remembered, it is ESSENTIAL that information
be mentally manipulated. In a way, mental manipulation means repeatedly
getting the hands and fingers of your mind on material to be learned
and then do something with that material... |
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Humor ColumnBy Barbara McLay, University of South Florida |
Psycho-Tutoring: From Tears to LaughterBy Michael Ruwe, University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Learning Center |
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| I bring my own tea bags to
work at the university, but since the coffee shop only charges a quarter
to get a cup of hot water, milk, and sugar, instead of boiling water
and having to wash cups, I just go order a medium cup of hot water every
afternoon. Usually I don’t even have to say anything but hello,
because the student behind the counter recognizes me and hands me my
water. One day a new girl was on duty, so I said, “Medium hot
water, please.” The girl turned to the supervisor and asked, “How
do I get medium hot water? Do I put half boiling water and half cold?”... |
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| She trudges into the University
Learning Center, up to the front desk, and in a small voice says to
the receptionist, “I need help with Chem 101.” The receptionist,
accustomed to the signs of a frazzled student—circles under the
eyes, shrugged shoulders, almost in tears—assures the student
and registers her for tutoring... |
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A Different Approach to Note TakingBy Kyle Cushman, Vermont College of Union Institute and University |
Reading Rate: Research versus TeachingBy Barbara McLay, University of South Florida |
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When students take notes on the texts
that they are reading or on a lecture, they usually focus on capturing
what the “expert” (the author, or the lecturing professor)
is saying. It’s important to track theories, concepts, vocabulary,
and anecdotes from texts or lectures. That is how one masters the knowledge
of one’s chosen field... |
There are thousands of studies
on reading rate, going back for decades and continuing to current times,
yet college reading-improvement textbooks continue to be filled with misinformation
based on folklore. Reading only a very few studies, an interested party
would discover that most of the techniques... read more |
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Brainteasers: November 2007
Compiled by Julianne Scibetta-MessiaIt looks like Number 5 was a real stumper. Solutions to September/October’s Riddlers November 2007 Brainteasers
Please send your solutions, suggestions, grievances, and comments about the Brainteasers to messiaj@acp.edu. |
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