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Outline • • • 1/18/2022 Study skills Reading Writing Effective study Effective group work

Study skills – Best techniques for understanding • Reading • Taking Notes – Read chapter 2 from “the science good study guide” book • Use “Acrobat Reader” software 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 4

Reading – Managing your approach to reading – Interest in subject Effective learning – To develop interest in subject • • • 1/18/2022 Link reading with questions interest you Figure out why others interest in this topic Connect subject to your own experience You are the person who has to do learning Construct positive approach to what you are studying TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 5

Reading – Underlying reading purpose to develop subject understanding: • Add new concepts to those you are already have • Understanding explanations you have not met before • Building new mental models of how things work • Incorporate new information alongside that which you already posses 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 6

Reading – Reading for study purpose is not simply pass eyes through words ! – Reading is a set of practices : • • • 1/18/2022 Setting reading target Underlinning (if appropriate) Stopping to look forward or backward if you lose Checking other sources (if difficult) Monitoring your progress from time to time Changing your approach (as necessary) TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 7

Writing – Science writing • Report what you mean exactly – No-more, No- less (precise) – Scientific report consists of: » Descriptions » Analysis » arguments 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 8

Effective study – To Study effectively you need • Manage your feeling • Make subject interesting • Accept technical language and take it in your stride • Scientific writing – At the end, ask yourself: • Are you getting better grasp of the subject? • If your answer is No, you are wasting your time & change the activity 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 9

Effective Group Work Activity – To improve your skills of effective group work You need: • Improve online group working skills • Build effective working team 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 10

Netiquette: Social conventions of computer conference Author: Gary Alexander 1. Going for agreement – – – 1/18/2022 Understand people view Don’t impose your view For genuine consensus to take place: – You should not suppress your own views in favour of the majority views. – A person with strong disagreement should stick to his own point of view. TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 11

Netiquette 2. PCPs ( Practical Communications Principles) • PCP 1: Thank, acknowledge & support people freely – Example: Thanks, I like your comment, I agree with so – Don’t ignore people – People should feel appreciated • PCP 2: Acknowledge before differ – Example: What I think you mean? Have I get that right? My own view differs as follows. – If you disagree with someone » Restate what other person said » Other people know that you try to understand them » Take your point of view seriously 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 12

Netiquette 4. Use emotions on messages – Important because you do not see faces or body languages on conferences – There are conventions for expressing your emotions in messages – Ex: I’m joking ! 8 -) joke, isn’t sad ! 8 -) feeling – Writing in capital letters means: SHOUTING 0 5. Caution when quoting other messages while replying to them – You should only quote a few lines of someone‘s message when replying to him. Only those parts are you are going to comment on them. – Quotes are indicated by the ‘>’ symbol at the beginning of each quoted line. 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 13

Netiquette • PCP 3: speak from own perspective – – Example: Here’s how I see? How I feel about? Don’t generalize & don’t put things in absolute Don’t use “it is fact…” Put others views between quotation “xx says …. ” 3. Avoid ‘flaming spirals’ – Someone take offensive at someone else’s message where no offense was intended, and reply angrily. The first person may then respond angrily and so on … – Solution: » Try to understand other people point of view » Don’t respond angrily » Show that you understand the other's point of view and you don’t mean to offend others 1/18/2022 TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 14

Netiquette 6. Where to write what • • Before send message Check if it addressed to most appropriate place 7. General style • • • Keep message short. If you have more to say keep it in attachment file Take subject line seriously, and make sure it is clear – People see subject line before message content, then decide to read it or no! 8. Legal issues • • 1/18/2022 If you copying something related to someone else You should put it between quotations marks. TU 170 Learning Online( Prepared By: M. Hussein Y. Mansoour) Copyright 2005© ITC 15