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Alan Parkinson, Chartered GeographerHead of Geography
King Edward VII SchoolKing’s Lynn
Going beyond ‘cut and paste’New Study Skills
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Going beyond ‘cut and paste’An adaptation of a
presentation given at the Royal Geographical Society
in October 2007
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Who is this bloke ?
• I’m Head of Geography at a school in Norfolk• I serve on the Geographical Association’s Secondary Committee, and have acted as a consultant with people such as the BBC, Teachers TV, The Guardian, Dorling Kindersley, BECTa etc.• I run the ‘GeographyPages website’, which some of you may be familiar with• I’ve been invited to speak at SAGT for the last 3 years – maybe some of you heard me before ?• I’ve just written my first book – I’ll sign your copy if you buy one next year.• The SAGT committee thought it might be nice for you to see what I presented at the Royal Geographical Society a couple of weeks ago.
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http://www.geographypages.co.uk
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AIMSTo suggest some ways of helping you support your
students as they study that you may not have
considered before……so that they do better in
your final exams !…and you get your Christmas bonus…
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All details in your delegate pack..or on the website
(see the side of the pen)
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The four capacities
Successful learners
Confident individuals
Responsible citizens
Effective contributors
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STUDY SKILLSHow to make the most of the time between lessons, and to
prepare and revise for exams, to get the best possible grade… and take account of learning
styles…
“The lesson doesn’t end when the lesson ends…”
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2007
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Study Aid No. 1
Study Aid No. 2
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“Digital Natives”Marc Prensky
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Also see the “Shift Happens” presentation
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What do you use ?
I asked our 180 6th form students some
questions about studying….
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What do you use ?
“Condensing work, then learning it in quiet surroundings..”
“Wikipedia is great.. and search engines, usually Google”
“Teachers should make study notes and activities available over the internet for
use at home..”
“Writing things out several times help me remember it for revision.”
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MY FAVOURITE PRICE
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The Internet
“the Internet.....is a vast research library full of facts and information,
some of which is correct. but the idea that grazing it in your
spare time could be 'fun' is laughable...
Jeremy Clarkson
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The Internet
“I care more about the colour of the gearknob on my Mercedes SLK
than the amount of carbon dioxide it produces ...”
Jeremy Clarkson
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BLOGGINGBeen around for about
10 yearsAn online ‘diary’ where
the newest entry is shown at the top of the
‘page’
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The Benefits of having a blog
Source: Val Vannet – “A blogs not just for Christmas” –www.ablogsnotjustforchristmas.blogspot.com”
Set homework
on-lineFollow up
information from lessons
Communicate when students
are away
Encourage further
research
Create a link with home for
parents
Post reminders e.g.
dates
Fieldtrip follow up and
photos Link to & network with other schools
Enhancing Learning and
Teaching
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BlogsA collection of
‘highlights’, from the internet or texts that are
being used, so that others can also see them…
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Use them to store:• website details• results of Google book searches• page references• links to homeworks• images that have been used• BBC news stories• deadlines
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Examples….
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What ?
When ?
Where ?
Why ?
Who ?
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“Miss, could we ever get an earthquake in Kent ?”
Student question
“No, no, its very unlikely and if we did it would be so minor we wouldn't
know it had happened ?”Geography teacher’s answer
The student asked the question last Friday in a school in Kent…
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Saturday Morning – 8.19am
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How were the effects described ?
• “I thought a train was going past, and all of a sudden the tiles started falling off. I slipped and was holding on to the scaffolding on the edge of the roof with my legs dangling over the edge.”
• “I thought an aeroplane was going over, then I fell down the stairs…”
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How were the effects described ?
• “It wasn’t like the War of the Worlds, but it was scary”
• “I’m 9 months pregnant and I thought I might go into labour ! I woke up and the pictures were rattling on the walls and two fell off. The TV was bouncing across the table…”
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How were the effects described ?
• “Quakey Wakey” – headline in ‘News of the World’
• “I was having breakfast with my wife and two young children. Mugs fell off the kitchen shelves and the children started crying…”
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Some of the effects…What’s happening here ?
Five ‘W’s:What, When, Where, Why and
Who ?
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What ?
When ?
Where ?
Why ?
Who ?
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What do you use ?
“repeating key phrases over and over”
“I would go to revision sessions, but find it distracting to study with other
people around”
“it would be helpful if teachers supplied guidelines of key things we
must know for the exam”
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What do you need to start podcasting ?
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Where can I find them ?
• Open University
• BBC Radio
• i-Tunes
• Teacher websites: Stephen Quayle
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First of all download Audacity to your machine…. It is FREE, and can be obtained from
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Also download the LAME plugin, which you will need if you are goingTo export your files as mp3 or WAV files.
http://lame.sourceforge.net
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You will need a microphone.The one I use cost £3 from a leading supermarket chain….
Start up Audacity….
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• Insert microphone into microphone slot and make sure it is the chosen input
• Press RECORD and speak
• A trace will appear which will be a visual record of your voice…
• Press STOP when finished
• Press PLAY to hear your recording.
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The Guardian
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What do you use ?
“I study best when I study with someone and we go through problems together…”
“I find it useful drawing mind maps or spider diagrams so that I can see ideas visually…”
“I work well if I have a partner, or am in a small group…”
“I like sharing ideas with other people before starting to write an answer…”
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NINGS
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1. They can be set up as private networks so that you can choose who joins your network and control what they can do.
2. You can use them at school whereas other social networking sites are filtered out….
3. They’re ‘my favourite price’…
3 big differences with Nings:
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So, the exam is getting closer
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Hungry for more information ?
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What do you want ?
“Teachers to use the internet more, and suggest websites…”
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http://www.geographypages.co.uk
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http://www.slideshare.net
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http://www.flickr.com
• Need a photo of virtually anywhere or anything ?
• Almost all my slide images today were from Flickr users
• A great place to store images online and ‘tag’ them to find them later…
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