An Example of a Page Annotation

Hey, guess what? Your instructor takes notes too! Here is an example of the first page of notes I took on the article, Why Good Students Do Bad in College. Let’s compare that to the set of notes I typed up and showed you that I used for our discussion.

Example of a Page Annotation

  • You might think that this is unnecessary work at first glance, but this is how knowledge is created! We will look at a model in two weeks that shows us exactly that process. But here’s a recap:
  • First, I read and “talk back” to the text (in the notes below).
  • Then I take that “conversation” and type it up, deleting things that don’t matter and adding ideas that do.
  • Then I share these with you and “talk” about them, which forces me to reorganize and evaluate my thoughts again while I incorporate your feedback and ideas.
  • Then I add ideas from another source (the TED Talk) and integrate these together.
  • Then, after the class, I let them sit for a bit, and decide what to change, alter, or do again to expand my own knowledge on the subject and share that with new people!

This is how expertise is created. Right?

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