The Social Life of a Note
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This version includes the key points generated during the workshop, as well as the workshop activity. Check out melsig.shu.ac.uk for further outputs from the MELSIG workshop from the 8th January event at Nottingham Trent University
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The Social Life of a Note
- 1. THE SOCIAL LIFE OF A NOTE NOTE MAKING STRATEGIES THAT USE SOCIAL MEDIA ANDREW MIDDLETON & HELEN KAY @andrewmid @helenkay_63
- 2. INTRODUCTION Understand notes as the narrative 'life blood' of learning and how the digital and social context can enhance this Shifting from the lonely note taker to peer note makers What Share our knowledge and experience Work through a series of activities that shift us from the simple act of taking notes to note making with digital and social media by • Recording notes • Reducing notes • Reshaping notes • Revising from notes 10 minutes
- 3. INTRODUCTION How • Establish teams and team roles • Assign scenarios For each 10 minute activity Compare and consider your own practice and experience. Ask, • what you already do, then • what could you do to enhance the activity using social media Look at the media and technology boxes for inspiration Then, on your poster write: • how you propose to use the digital and social media for this stage of the note making process 10 minutes
- 4. RECORD & GATHER LISTEN, WATCH, SEARCH AND LEARN Using your allocated scenario discuss how Digital and social media can be used to captures notes Consider what media and technologies you will use Pick one strategy for recording or gathering notes and add it to your poster 15 minutes
- 5. REDUCE, SUMMARISE OR CLARIFY Digital and social media can be used to reduce and clarify the notes you have recorded or gathered Consider what media and technologies you will use Pick one strategy for reducing, clarifying and summarising notes and add it to your poster 10 minutes
- 6. REPRESENT & RESHAPE Digital and social media can be used to reshape the notes you have already developed Consider what media and technologies you will use Pick one strategy for representing or reshaping your notes and add it to your poster 10 minutes
- 7. REVISE & REFLECT Digital and social media can be used to develop your learning by designing a revision aid. How can you put what you have already developed into a form that will help you later? Consider what media and technologies you will use Pick one strategy for revising with or reflecting on your notes and add it to your poster 10 minutes
- 8. DISCUSS To what extent can we advocate the use of social media for note making? We will record this discussion and put it on SoundCloud (of course) Together we will construct our last slide: 5 key points on social media note making 10 minutes
- 9. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IF WE ARE TO DEVELOP SOCIAL MEDIA NOTE MAKING? 1. Ability of students to work collaboratively rather than competitively 2. The need for students to have the necessary skills 3. Knowing the difference between personal self/presence and academic/professional presence 4. Accommodate diversity, preferences, inclusivity 5. Access to devices and ability to use them effectively 6. Privacy issues being in the public sometimes 7. Motivation to do the note making, engagement related to assessment? 8. Having a shared strategy (or not) 9. Folksonomies, curation, tagging, ability to re-access notes in the social sphere 10. Confidence to take part equally as a member of a social media collaboration 11. Social and personal confidences, fear of ridicule, avatars, pseudonyms, handles 12. Being able to use private forms of social media eg Yammer, private blog, etc…
- 10. REFERENCES Beecher, J. (1988). Note-taking: what do we know about the benefits? ERIC Digest 12 MacNeill, F. (2015). 'Approaching apps for learning, teaching and research', in ed., A. Middleton Smart learning: Teaching and learning with smartphones and tablets in post compulsory education, Media- Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group and Sheffield Hallam University. Pauk, W. (1989) How to study in college. 4th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
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- Introduce workshop (5 minutes) A) Having a set of notes is only the first part of a learning strategy. Students should be clear how to develop their notes to promote their learning and equip them for the future. Building upon Cornell's 5Rs (Pauk, 1989), note making becomes a series learning activities. Social media note making takes this one step further. The independent act of note making is further enhanced when it is conducted in a social situation; something we have not been able to exploit easily until now. Social media and smart technologies can be used together to multiply the learning impact of note making. It is useful for the learner to match the learning situation with the right media, and from this technologies and apps can be considered. This document explains the key ideas and lists some of the media and useful apps that can be used in a four stage note making process. B) Objective: a set of note making strategies to promote effective independent and social learning using social media C) Each group will work with a different scenario from the five scenarios on the handout as a starting point. In groups, devise an alternative strategy for each note making phase: Record Reduce Reshape Revise D) Establish teams and team roles. E) For each phase: First, compare and consider your own practice and experience. Ask what you already do in this phase. Then ask, what could you do to enhance the activity using social media. Look at the media and technology boxes for inspiration. Then, on your poster write: how you propose to use social media for effective note making. Note making phases with timings Recording - 15 minutes Reducing (10 minutes) Reshaping (10 minutes) Revising (10 minutes) Share and Conclude (10 minutes)
- Introduce workshop (5 minutes) A) Having a set of notes is only the first part of a learning strategy. Students should be clear how to develop their notes to promote their learning and equip them for the future. Building upon Cornell's 5Rs (Pauk, 1989), note making becomes a series learning activities. Social media note making takes this one step further. The independent act of note making is further enhanced when it is conducted in a social situation; something we have not been able to exploit easily until now. Social media and smart technologies can be used together to multiply the learning impact of note making. It is useful for the learner to match the learning situation with the right media, and from this technologies and apps can be considered. This document explains the key ideas and lists some of the media and useful apps that can be used in a four stage note making process. B) Objective: a set of note making strategies to promote effective independent and social learning using social media C) Each group will work with a different scenario from the five scenarios on the handout as a starting point. In groups, devise an alternative strategy for each note making phase: Record Reduce Reshape Revise D) Establish teams and team roles. E) For each phase: First, compare and consider your own practice and experience. Ask what you already do in this phase. Then ask, what could you do to enhance the activity using social media. Look at the media and technology boxes for inspiration. Then, on your poster write: how you propose to use social media for effective note making. Note making phases with timings Recording - 15 minutes Reducing (10 minutes) Reshaping (10 minutes) Revising (10 minutes) Share and Conclude (10 minutes)
- Introduce workshop (5 minutes) A) Having a set of notes is only the first part of a learning strategy. Students should be clear how to develop their notes to promote their learning and equip them for the future. Building upon Cornell's 5Rs (Pauk, 1989), note making becomes a series learning activities. Social media note making takes this one step further. The independent act of note making is further enhanced when it is conducted in a social situation; something we have not been able to exploit easily until now. Social media and smart technologies can be used together to multiply the learning impact of note making. It is useful for the learner to match the learning situation with the right media, and from this technologies and apps can be considered. This document explains the key ideas and lists some of the media and useful apps that can be used in a four stage note making process. B) Objective: a set of note making strategies to promote effective independent and social learning using social media C) Each group will work with a different scenario from the five scenarios on the handout as a starting point. In groups, devise an alternative strategy for each note making phase: Record Reduce Reshape Revise D) Establish teams and team roles. E) For each phase: First, compare and consider your own practice and experience. Ask what you already do in this phase. Then ask, what could you do to enhance the activity using social media. Look at the media and technology boxes for inspiration. Then, on your poster write: how you propose to use social media for effective note making. Note making phases with timings Recording - 15 minutes Reducing (10 minutes) Reshaping (10 minutes) Revising (10 minutes) Share and Conclude (10 minutes)
- In this first stage the note is made or collected. Later it will be developed. Five learning scenarios are set out. Scenario: A presentation or lecture Whether the presentation is short or long we assume that key ideas and information are delivered by someone to a group. Recording the voice(s) of speakers may be satisfactory. Don't worry about recording too much at this point, but make sure what you have is accurate and makes sense. You might write down words, symbols, diagrams or just record everything. You need to capture the key ideas in one or more media. You need to be quick and making your notes should allow you stay focused on the presentation. If presenters talk through processes represented by a series of graphics or bullet points you need to find a way to capture this. For example, consider using visual or time-based media. Scenario: Seminar or workshop Active learning sessions often provide an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge. You will hear people putting key ideas into different words. You might hear people asking or answering difficult questions. Examples of how ideas are used in the real world will be shared. Problems will be set and processes will be described. Briefings that explain tasks may be given and feedback or connections to previous work may be discussed. Whiteboards may be used and hand outs may be distributed. All of these will get you thinking and can be drawn upon later if you have recorded these points well. Your notes may be about what you think and discuss. Scenario: Enquiry-based learning EBL involves researching information, summarising and presenting it. It is the learner who generates the content based upon what they read or discover. Depending on their subject the student may be in the library, online, 'in the field', in a project situation, interviewing subjects, etc. Data can take many forms. The learner may wish to video evidence, make written notes, audio record discussions, take photographs of visual data, or screen grabs. They may wish to further annotate their notes or use a combination of media to establish a portfolio of evidence. Scenario: Labs and studios In labs or studios notes have a different role. They become part of a professional process. In the former good practice requires that detailed notes are made of data and these may be textual, numeric or in another visual form. In a studio a note may be a series of sketches, a design option which is perhaps annotated, or a process diagram. In both situations notes may be made by the learner as feedback is given on a piece of work by the tutor or peers. Scenario: Online You may find useful information in many useful places including the course VLE, institutional repositories, or social media such as Twitter, Facebook Groups, blogs and YouTube. Making notes and curating what you find is a necessary skill. Example Apps for recording Camera, Google Docs, Word, Evernote, Notability, Voice Record, YouTube, SoundCloud, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Twitter, List.ly, Mind Meister, Coach's Eye, Baiboard Collaborative Whiteboard, Doceri Interactive Whiteboard, Notes Plus, SoundNote, iAnnotatePDF, Feedly, Diigo, Delicious, Pinterest, Scoop.it, End Note, Mendeley, WritePad, Paperport Notes, Idea Sketch, VoiceNote
- Reduce, summarise or clarify You have notes, but they are raw. You need to decide what they really mean and what is important. This decision making activity helps you think critically about what you have found out. The idea of reducing requires you to make sure your notes are manageable. Revisiting your notes soon after the learning event can make this significant challenge easier. Moving from one media to another can help to reconstruct what is really important. Comparing notes and collaborating can improve the quality. At this point you should have a better understanding of your subject and this should make it easier to sort of what is needed and what has become extraneous to you. The process of reducing provides an opportunity to make knowledge your knowledge. Media for reducing bulleted text, cards to sort, mind maps, diagrams, slides, Tumblr posts, charts, graphs, scans of hand outs, whiteboard photos, infographic Example Apps for reducing Google Docs, Word, Notability, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Twitter, List.ly, Mind Meister, Skitch, Aviary Photo Editor, TinyScan, iAnnotatePDF, Index Card, CamScanner, Kindle, Dragon Dictation You may find useful information in many useful places including the course VLE, institutional repositories, or social media such as Twitter, Facebook Groups, blogs and YouTube. Making notes and curating what you find is a necessary skill.
- Represent & reshape Imagine yourself in 6 months' time. What will you find? What will trigger your memory and allow you to re-engage your deeper thinking? Are there connections you can make to other topics? Can some of your notes be presented using diagrams or other visual media? Is there a diagram or mind map that will help you represent what is important by situating your topic and ideas in a 'bigger picture' or structure? Is there a story or anecdote that you can tell or that you have heard that will make this real? Perhaps working with a peer will help you. How would you teach what you have learnt? Teach your future self. Can you conduct further research to extend your notes and provide you with alternative ideas or views on the topic? Example Apps for shaping and re-presenting Techsmith Fuse video app, Google Docs, Word, Evernote, Notability, iMovie, YouTube, SoundCloud, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Mind Meister, Explain Everything, Tumblr, WordPress, Blogger, Flipboard, Inspiration, Idea Sketch Media for representing slides, diagrams, bulleted text, colour coded notes, key ideas and information in hierarchy, mind maps, Tumblr posts, blog post with links and graphics, infographic
- Revise & Reflect What are the key facts? If you remember nothing else, think about listing the critical points so you could stand up and give a five minute presentation if you had to. Example Apps for revising and reflecting DropBox, Google Docs, Word, Evernote, Notability, Voice Record, YouTube, SoundCloud, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Twitter, List.ly, Mind Meister, Inspiration,
- Discuss: To what extent can we advocate the use of social media for note making?