Course Journal

This page authored by Lydia Fox, University of the Pacific, based on an original assignemnt by ???? at ???.

This activity has benefited from input from a review and suggestion process as a part of an activity development workshop.

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This activity has benefited from input from a review and suggestion process as a part of an activity development workshop.

This activity has benefited from input from faculty educators beyond the author through a review and suggestion process as a part of an activity development workshop. Workshop participants were provided with a set of criteria against which they evaluated each others' activities. For information about the criteria used for this review, see http://serc.carleton.edu/teacherprep/workshops/workshop07/activityreview.html.

This page first made public: May 10, 2007

Summary

The course journal is designed to help students be reflective about what they are learning in the course and to connect course material to their everyday lives. Students are encouraged to use the journal to develop ideas for using earth sciences in their future classrooms.

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Learning Goals

The objectives of this assignment are:

to encourage reflection about what and how you are learning.
to encourage development of writing skills.
to encourage retention and synthesis of course material (going beyond short-term memorization).

Context for Use

Students write in their journal throughout the entire semester. There are times when I assign directed entries to be written in class and other entires (the majority) are written outside of class.

Teaching Notes and Tips

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Teaching Materials

Journal Assignment (Microsoft Word 51kB May9 07)

Assessment

I collect the journals periodically (every 2-3 weeks) and provide the students with feedback on their entries.

References and Resources

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Controlled Vocabulary Terms

Subject: Education
Resource Type: Activities:Writing Assignment
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):Introductory Level

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