History of Cornell Notes -Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk. -Designed in response to frustration over student test scores. -Meant to be easily used as a test study guide. -Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method. Cornell Notes Why Take Notes? -Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. -Note taking helps students remember what is said in class. -A good set of notes can help students work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom. -Good notes help students organize and process data and information. -Helps student recall by getting ...
What is Science? • Not a collection of facts! • A way of thinking critically and quantitatively to solve problems! • An important skill no matter what your path in life. • Mathematics is the language of science. • We will learn about science by examining how the environment of space effects the Earth and therefore us. What are the Goals of ESS 7? • Introduce you the exciting field of space weather. • Develop and hone skills in –Critical thinking –Problem solving –Technical communication • Learn and develop scientific thinking skills. Class Information • Professor Ray ...
Course Contacts/URL’s • Syllabus/Lecture Notes – http://www.phhp.ufl.edu/~rbauer • Instructor and TA contacts Rus Bauer (rbauer@phhp.ufl.edu) Catherine (Kitty) Christian (kittychr@ufl.edu) Bradley Daniels (bdaniels@phhp.ufl.edu) Wendy Gray (wngray@phhp.ufl.edu) Chad Neilsen (cdneilsen@gmail.com) Allysha Robinson (Acr129@ufl.edu) Jennifer Wester (westerj@ufl.edu) Plan For the Course • You will first receive basic information on critical thinking and problem-based learning • You will be active participants, not recipients of information • You will be given problems to solve, and your success in problem solution will be the focus of attention and evaluation • We will ...