This document outlines various tools and skills for learning including group project time management, leadership and project management, essential skills, soft skills, transferable skills, annotation, citation, research, critical thinking, and references. It provides definitions and explanations of these topics as well as examples and guidelines for how to utilize them. The overall purpose is to help students develop important academic and career skills.
2. TOOLS FOR LEARNING
OUTLINE
• Group Project time Management
• Leadership Project Management
• Essential Skills
• Softer Skills
• Transferable Skills
• Annotation
• Citation
• Research
• Critical Thinking
• References
3. GROUP
PROJECT
Group project time managementNov 2
• understand theme
(Exempla for: civic
responsibility)
• List out your project’s
deadlines
• Each member should
know she/he own tasks
Nov 10-14
• Discuss and share
information in groups
• Nov 19-21
• Each member makes
she/ he own slide, and
sent to leader
Nov 19-21
The leader
• Track your project’s
progress
Nov 6-9
• Information collection
Nov21-25
The leader
• Organizing slides and
shear to group member
• Each member take a look,
have modified it and send
it back
Nov 26
• Practice
• Making some changes
or not
Nov 27
• Sending the final
slides to instructor
Nov 28
• Presentation day
4. To be a good leader: foresight, tolerant, enthusiastic individual, tough-minded, self-assured individual and visionary.
To be a good manager: in charge, in control, administrator, organizer, scheduler and doer.
Definition:
• analyze
• design
• Develop
• implement
• evaluate
6. SOFT SKILLS
• What are they?
Attributes of every person
• What is their purpose?
Required for effective interaction
• How do we develop them?
Based on what we are
• Why do we need to learn about them?
Complement hard skills
Soft
skills
Problem
solving
flexibility
communica
tion
https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/soft-skills-preparation-for-the-
canadian-workplace
7. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
What are transferable skills?
Transferable skills are skills and abilities that are relevant and
helpful across different areas of life: socially, professionally and at
school. They are portable skills.
Transferable Skills You Need
• Team Work
• Leadership
• Personal Motivation, Organization and Time Management
• Listening
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Research and Analytical Skills
• Numeracy Skills
• Personal Development
• Information Technology
8. ANNOTATION
Definition: explanation added to a text.
Purpose: association with ideas as you read.
Process: read quickly, read carefully, underline,
highlight, ask question, take notes.
9. CITATION
CITAION
• Definition: reference to sources.
• Purpose: ensure academic integrity,
attribute credit to sources.
• Forms: APA, ASA, MLA, Harvard,
Chicago, Oxford, Vancouver System.
• Process: choose the style, follow the
guidelines.
IN-NEXT CITAION
• Definition: in-text mention of the sources.
• Purpose: Attribute credit to sources,
ensure academic integrity, refer reader
to sources.
• Process: choose the style, follow the
guidelines.
10. RESEARCH
Identify topic
Propose questions
researches
Identify answers
Annotation
(take notes)
citation
Cite
sources
https://www.google.ca
• Identify topic
• Propose a question
• Identify sources of
information
• Focus on identifying
answers
• Interview experts in the
field
• Take notes from
credible sources
• Examine quotes from
experts
• Cite all sources
11. CRITICAL THINKING
DEFINITION PROCESS PURPOSE
Clear
Disciplined
Rational
Informed
Open-minded
Become informed
Examine all sides
Evaluate information
Broaden your horizons
Remember
Analyze
Create
Evaluate
Apply
IS NOT:
Automatic replies
Unclear comments
Uninformed responses
Irrational statements