1. Learning in Class
Chapter 3

2. Topic: Learning in Class
Essential Question: What strategies can improve your academic listening skills?

3. Your job as a student
College is harder – expectations are more demanding
High school quality differs in rigor so you may not be prepared as well
The responsibility for learning is yours
Your live is complicated and busy
There is much to take you away from learning

4. Content difficulty—How simple or complex is the material
Content difficulty—How simple or complex is the material? Quality of presentation—How well is the material presented? Intuitive-formal continuum—How intuitive (natural and familiar) or formal (difficult and unfamiliar) is the material 4

5. How to learn in class Listening and note taking
Notetaking skills are positively related to academic achievement
Academic listening is a special type of listening; the ability to capture and understand complicated information that is presented orally. You must be able to tune out distractions and tune in the lecture.

6. Basic strategies for academic listening
Intend – remind yourself of your goals
Be ready – be physically and mentally ready for class
Record –find a way to get the information; written, typed or recorded
Refocus – find a way to get your attention back when you feel yourself begin to be distracted
Connect – find a way to link the information to what you know or believe

7. Lecture Classes – usually have between students; Here are some good examples of stles of notes for lecture classes: 7

8. More notetaking types for lecture classes

9. Problem Solving Classes use different types of notes

10. Distance Classes Self–motivated Self-regulated
Students in distance education classes must be:
Self–motivated
Self-regulated
Comfortable communicating through writing
Committed to working in isolation
Readily available to access the required technology 10