Undergraduates

Undergraduates' Page Some text & pics about undergraduates. Some notes about wikis from Richard Buckland.

[|5 Libraries One Service]

media type="youtube" key="eOy3yEY6mEk" height="294" width="590"

Richard Buckland on Wikis 4 uses ... need increasing courage 1) Simple web page generator 2) Collaborative Lecture Notes 3) Reflective Diaries 4) Collaborative Assignments

NOT for discussions but a repository for info. Wiki nature & spirit – good practice Students write lecture notes. He gets misconceptions and can correct them. Not assessed destroys wiki nature. Raw notes are bullet points used in lecture. Nice notes – evolve after lecture Elaboration - extra notes by students for supplemental material Scaleable – works with any number Bind and produce as book (HK) Each term start again with raw notes - act of writing notes is beneficial. Cheat sheet to bring into exam. Memorisable facts. Can print out Downsides – loss of control, unofficial, disrespect/rules/vandalism NOT for discussions. Give examplars. Carefully pick note taker for 1st week Praise. Not quite perfect. All core staff use wikis. Guest lecturers normally don’t List of roles handed out at start Reflective Diaries – learning journals – problems & how solved. Private. Date stamped. 44:30 Collaborative Assignments – use real name to see each participant’s contribution. Group webpage. No excuses. NOT uploading Word docs. Due date – no changes after this time. Tutors select good/bad/average. Cross mark. Release anonymised assignments. Marked with comments. 48:35 Potential still to be discovered. 53:13 include component="comments" page="Undergraduates" limit="10"

Library information for [|new students] including [|IT information], [|borrowing entitlements] and [|group study rooms]

media type="youtube" key="U1L5zG3nsY0" height="258" width="474"

02/May/2012

Check out the Library on Facebook!



http://www.facebook.com/ucdlibrary

You will find up to date information on the Library and its services and more.