tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post1024969740806442453..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: This year's textbook-free Introduction to Biological Anthropology courseAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-8591289578993521072015-08-17T12:01:53.025-04:002015-08-17T12:01:53.025-04:00You can find pop write ups on studies if typed ver...You can find pop write ups on studies if typed versus handwritten notes if you google. Scientific American and NPR have them I think. Would link but am on phone so I beg your pardon!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-51284449404362854962015-08-17T11:56:54.267-04:002015-08-17T11:56:54.267-04:00Also, I never thought about anyone using their not...Also, I never thought about anyone using their notes for my class that earnestly after they graduate. They should learn from me (!) that if they want good information they should go to the course resources or to the latest in the literature which is always being updated in bioanth. Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-19757384918138408362015-08-17T11:53:13.293-04:002015-08-17T11:53:13.293-04:00I'm on my phone so apologies for the less than...I'm on my phone so apologies for the less than thorough response to your thoughtfulness. I don't ban typed notes, they're just not permitted in the notebook. Part of it is a presence, dare I say "mindfulness" thing: computers in this classroom are more often a distraction than anything plus transcribing everything that's said (a common practice) is not something I want to encourage. I give out rich and illustrated handouts to accompany lecture or that day's discussion topic so students are not put in a position to notetake like a lunatic for 50 minutes. Also, handwriting is a way of authenticating their work ... Way too much is copied and pasted anymore and I know these notes and assignments can't really be plagiarized from the Internet but these habits may help prevent that behavior in other classes by helping them to do the thinking and writing for themselves. Also, hand written notebooks are still how many academics and scientists operate ... If it's not futuristic enough, maybe they'll think it's a fun throwback experience. Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-13876363181788094512015-08-17T01:47:27.362-04:002015-08-17T01:47:27.362-04:00Out of curiosity: why the ban on typed notes?
I a...Out of curiosity: why the ban on typed notes?<br /><br />I ask because I have found, at least in graduate school (I do have a documented illness that would excuse me by your rubric but I'm thinking beyond that) I have looked back at my notes -much, much more- because I typed them and I could easily search and find things (as well as easily record bits of lectures to more thoroughly type up later, at a 100 level course perhaps not a big deal - but again, asking slightly generally) that I felt I need refreshing upon. I've kept all of my undergraduate notes - from all of my gen eds, from both of my majors, and from my minor - I have at least 10 pages of notes per class I ever took (all of my bio anthro courses and archaeology ones having upwards or 35 each, minus my field school), they all just sit there because its far easier for me to google or look up answers in a book with an apendix rather than search through 35 pages for a simple refresher. <br /><br />It seems to me - that especially in a day and age when students are more likely to have to work through school to make it that it might be worth considering typed notes? I'd also just make a note that not having knowledge of your rights as a disabled student are also a huge issue across the US on campuses (I went three years as an undergrad without knowing there was even an office on campus, though I had well documented health issues the whole time I was there - and that's not uncommon unless you live on campus in a dorm where its better monitored whether or not people sign up), as well as the fact that many people go undiagnosed -or- are merely slower writers. Being a slow writer shouldn't, in my opinion at least, keep someone out of being able to take fulfilling notes.<br /><br />Apologies for getting a bit too long; didn't read - but I've heard both sides of the "yes typed" or "no typed" and was curious as to your reasoning when there is so much to consider in such a decision as I do always like to hear the reasoning behind such things since it helps me make my own decisions in teaching.Hanna Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301362951658779245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-81892813016545381782015-08-13T15:04:11.415-04:002015-08-13T15:04:11.415-04:00Thanks, friends, for the encouragement and for say...Thanks, friends, for the encouragement and for saying hello!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-2700984273700380922015-08-13T15:02:03.030-04:002015-08-13T15:02:03.030-04:00The grading rubric is they did the adsignment or t...The grading rubric is they did the adsignment or they didn't-point or no point. I do make comments, sometimes about grammar, but far more often about content. But I earnestly avoid the word "journal" because, based on using that word in the past, I think it gives some of them the wrong idea and leads them inadvertently into "dear diary" territory. Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-13711487305339789212015-08-13T11:42:50.408-04:002015-08-13T11:42:50.408-04:00Hey Holls, I love this! A few questions: Do you ha...Hey Holls, I love this! A few questions: Do you have a grading rubric you use to evaluate the journal entries, or is it yes/no based on whether it's thoughtful and professional? Do you make comments on their posts? And do you make corrections or nitpick on grammar? GailGailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-32875812909072555202015-08-12T09:18:51.518-04:002015-08-12T09:18:51.518-04:00holly, many thanks for your list again !
Manojholly, many thanks for your list again !<br /><br />ManojAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-21243245838823617592015-08-11T21:39:19.206-04:002015-08-11T21:39:19.206-04:00Every time I read about how you are renewing this ...Every time I read about how you are renewing this course, it makes me really wish I were teaching. It is so inspirationalEllenQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805375871164019260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-36181314189080168382015-08-11T12:33:23.079-04:002015-08-11T12:33:23.079-04:00Another reason I can justify not really grading th...Another reason I can justify not really grading the assignments is I have them struggle with many things prior to going over them in class. And after we've gone over them in class, they should have the correct whatever in their notebook.Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-81093025356169161222015-08-11T12:03:16.158-04:002015-08-11T12:03:16.158-04:00Addendum to answer to first question: AND IT DOESN...Addendum to answer to first question: AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RETURNED BY THE NEXT CLASS BECAUSE IT'S A THREE-RING BINDER SO THEY CAN ADD NEW STUFF ONCE THEY GET IT BACK.<br /><br />Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-15215937862631222792015-08-11T11:59:49.054-04:002015-08-11T11:59:49.054-04:00Facebook comment Q & A:
Do you collect all 120...Facebook comment Q & A:<br />Do you collect all 120 and look through them before the next class? <br />YES, ONLY LIKE THREE TIMES THOUGH. <br /><br />Or do you do checks during class, or have them set up so you collect them in groups? NO. Do they do the writing assignment in class or before they come to class? <br />ONLY ON DAY ONE. I TRIED MAKING "WHAT IS EVOLUTION?" A TAKE-HOME ON DAY ONE AND SOME CHEATED AND LOOKED IT UP. <br /><br />If it's during class, about how long do you give them to write? <br />IT'S NOT. IT'S ALL HOMEWORK EXCEPT FOR DAY ONE. <br /><br />How much grading time do you spend on their class notes versus the writing assignments? <br />I HAVEN'T GRADED CLASS NOTES YET. THIS IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE NOTEBOOK WHICH USED TO BE STRICTLY ASSIGNMENTS. BUT THE PLAN IS TO GRADE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE DOING IT OR NOT. <br /><br />What do you do for students who write down only a few notes (but probably enough) versus students who write out a TON of notes? <br />I HAVEN'T DONE NOTES YET. IT ALL DEPENDS ON QUALITY/MY JUDGMENT OF ENGAGEMENT/WHAT I THINK IS SUFFICIENT. GRADING NOTES ISN'T A BIG DEAL TO ME. GRADING ASSIGNMENTS IS MORE IMPORTANT AND EVEN THEN IT BOILS DOWN TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY COMPLETED THE TASK AND DID IT THOUGHTFULLY AND PROFESSIONALLY AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE 120, AND THREE TIMES A WEEK ADDS UP. <br /><br />What do you do for students who want to (or possibly need to) take notes on their laptop? <br />THEY CAN DO AS THEY PLEASE BUT THEY CANNOT INCLUDE TYPED NOTES OR ASSIGNMENTS IN THE NOTEBOOK UNLESS THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED SPECIAL NEEDS. <br /><br />What guidelines do you give them for "thoughtfully and professionally" making the notebook? <br />I SHARE ONE I MADE AND MY SYLLABUS EXPLAINS IT IN MORE DETAIL. THOUGHTFULNESS IS SUBJECTIVE AND I DON'T CARE.Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.com