1. Alan Parkinson, Chartered Geographer Head of Geography King Edward VII School King’s Lynn Going beyond ‘cut and paste ’ New Study Skills

2. Going beyond ‘cut and paste ’ An adaptation of a presentation given at the Royal Geographical Society in October 2007

4. http://www.geographypages.co.uk

5. AIMS To suggest some ways of helping you support your students as they study that you may not have considered before… …so that they do better in your final exams ! …and you get your Christmas bonus…

6. All details in your delegate pack.. or on the website (see the side of the pen)

7. The four capacities Successful learners Confident individuals Responsible citizens Effective contributors

9. STUDY SKILLS How to make the most of the time between lessons, and to prepare and revise for exams, to get the best possible grade… and take account of learning styles… “The lesson doesn’t end when the lesson ends…”

10. 1967

11. 2007 X

12. Study Aid No. 1 Study Aid No. 2

15. “ Digital Natives” Marc Prensky

17. What do you use ? I asked our 180 6 th form students some questions about studying….

28. Geography Schemes of Work: http://geographysow.blogspot.com

29. What do you use ? “ Condensing work, then learning it in quiet surroundings..” “ Wikipedia is great.. and search engines, usually Google” “ Teachers should make study notes and activities available over the internet for use at home..” “ Writing things out several times help me remember it for revision.”

30. MY FAVOURITE PRICE FREE !

31. The Internet “ the Internet.....is a vast research library full of facts and information, some of which is correct. but the idea that grazing it in your spare time could be 'fun' is laughable... Jeremy Clarkson

32. The Internet “ I care more about the colour of the gearknob on my Mercedes SLK than the amount of carbon dioxide it produces ...” Jeremy Clarkson

35. BLOGGING Been around for about 10 years An online ‘diary’ where the newest entry is shown at the top of the ‘page’

36. The Benefits of having a blog Source: Val Vannet – “A blogs not just for Christmas” – www.ablogsnotjustforchristmas.blogspot.com ” Set homework on-line Link to & network with other schools Enhancing Learning and Teaching Follow up information from lessons Communicate when students are away Encourage further research Create a link with home for parents Post reminders e.g. dates Fieldtrip follow up and photos

38. Blogs A collection of ‘highlights’, from the internet or texts that are being used, so that others can also see them…

40. Examples….

43. What ? When ? Where ? Why ? Who ?

44. “ Miss, could we ever get an earthquake in Kent ?” Student question “ No, no, its very unlikely and if we did it would be so minor we wouldn't know it had happened ?” Geography teacher’s answer The student asked the question last Friday in a school in Kent…

45. Saturday Morning – 8.19am

49. Some of the effects… What’s happening here ? Five ‘W’s: What, When, Where, Why and Who ?

50. What ? When ? Where ? Why ? Who ?

51. What do you use ? “ repeating key phrases over and over” “ I would go to revision sessions, but find it distracting to study with other people around” “ it would be helpful if teachers supplied guidelines of key things we must know for the exam”

52. What do you need to start podcasting ?

55. First of all download Audacity to your machine…. It is FREE, and can be obtained from http://audacity.sourceforge.net Also download the LAME plugin, which you will need if you are going To export your files as mp3 or WAV files. http://lame.sourceforge.net

56. You will need a microphone. The one I use cost £3 from a leading supermarket chain…. Start up Audacity….

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62. The Guardian

63. What do you use ? “ I study best when I study with someone and we go through problems together…” “ I find it useful drawing mind maps or spider diagrams so that I can see ideas visually…” “ I work well if I have a partner, or am in a small group…” “ I like sharing ideas with other people before starting to write an answer…”

64. NINGS

68. So, the exam is getting closer

69. Hungry for more information ?

70. What do you want ? “ Teachers to use the internet more, and suggest websites…”

71. http://www.geographypages.co.uk

72. 2 creations by Rob Chambers you need to see http://tinyurl.com/35ztq3

73. http://www.slideshare.net