Transcript of Www.dcu.ie/studentlearning Effective Reading ‘Read What You Need’ Student Learning.
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- www.dcu.ie/studentlearning Effective Reading Read What You Need
Student Learning
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- Identify the difficulties in navigating academic text Know what
to read Know how to find readings Learn a proven reading method
Practice! Learning outcomes
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- 2 minute chat What difficulties can occur in reading academic
texts? Issues
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- Group Brainstorm How do we know what to read? Selecting what to
read
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- SOC001: Introduction to Sociology Essay: What is Sociology and
what are its uses? Essential reading Matthewman et al. (2007).
Being Sociological. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Further
reading Bauman, P. (1990). Thinking Sociologically. Oxford:
Blackwell. Giddens, A. (2001). Sociology: Introductory Readings,
2nd edn. Cambridge: Polity Press. Hadas, H. (2006). 'A welfare
state paradox.' American Journal of Sociology 111 (6), pp.1910
1949. Nisbet, R. (1970). The Sociological Tradition. London:
Heinemann. Seidmann, S. (2004). Contested Knowledge, 3rd edn.
Abingdon: Routledge. Taylor, S. (1999). Sociology, Issues and
Debates. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Source: Skills4Study
Campus (2014, p. 7) Selecting what to read; reading list
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- Reference list of a recommended textbook/reading Google
(scholar) Database search Ask lecturer Tips during lectures
Selecting what to read; other ways
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- Finding what to read; the library
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- Reading techniques
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- Practice!
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- Check out Clarospeak text reading app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFy7o9vqMM#t=107 Reading
technology
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- Further resources
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- Access these slides through loop
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- 1)Start reading now! 2)Use your reading list to its full
potential 3)Use databases for web search 4)Try the SQ3R method
5)Embrace technology Top 5 take home points
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- Claro Software 2014. Claroread for PC overview video [Online].
Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFy7o9vqMM#t=107
[Accessed 28 August 2014]. DCU 2014. DCU library [Online].
Available from: http://www.dcu.ie/library/index.shtml [Accessed 28
August 2014]. Skills4study Campus 2013. Reading and note making
[Online]. Available from: http://www.skills4studycampus.com
[Accessed 22 October 2013] Voice Dream 2014. Voice dream [Online].
Available from: http://www.voicedream.com [Accessed 28 August
2014]. References