The Extend Activity Bank

TED Talk Video Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_how_to_speak_so_that_people_want_to_listen?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Using Cornell Notes to watch the TED Talk, “How to Speak so People Want to Listen”, by Julian Treasure, demonstrated the usefulness of this note-taking tool. Using Cornell Notes allowed me to organize the information from the video more systematically. I was able to easily identify and summarize key ideas more… »

Ted talk video link: https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_the_surprising_effects_of_pregnancy Title: The Surprising Effects of Pregnancy I appreciated this method of taking notes.  It allowed me to reflect on what I heard, to pull key words and subject matter and to reflect on what I listened to.  I will be recommending Cornell Notes to my at-risk students/students who need note more… »

I enjoy Simon Sinek and am inspired with his approach to leadership. I chose to review his video on “Start with WHY”.  I have taught the Cornell Note taking method to students before, but never used it as an approach for deeper learning personally. I discovered this method was a great way to create links in the more… »

  This activity instantly transported me to my college days when I used to do the same diligently. Hence I chose to take notes manually for this purpose. It also reminded me how  this can help capture and register the subject matter more effectively and have a snapshot of the journey of learning. This activity more… »

This was a helpful exercise.

You will find attached my Cornell notes, about the TED Talk : “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance” by Angela Lee Duckworth.

Ted Talk video link: Try Something New for 30 days https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_8_secrets_of_success?referrer=playlist-ted_in_3_minutes&autoplay=true Cornell Notes is not new to me. It is nice to have this activity as a refresher. In one of my courses, students need to take meeting minutes, which is different from Cornell notes, but I am thinking this note taking method may benefit more… »

The film begins with an overhead view of a man and woman picnicking in a park at the Chicago lakefront — a 1-meter (3.3 ft) overhead image of the figures on a blanket surrounded by food and books they brought with them,The man sleeps, while the woman starts to read one of the books. The viewpoint, zooms out more… »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo7SMNWDBBE I have never been that great at note taking but this allowed me to jot down the idea’s and form questions/responses and actually retain more information than normal. I still had to re-watch the YouTube video a few times so this still may be difficult during a live lecture at least for myself but more… »

Cornell notes: my notes are more legible and organized than usual, often I look back on hand written notes and have challenges understanding them. The Cornell notes bring a reader’s attention to the most important concepts on the left side in different colours. Details can be found on the right side. Very efficient way of more… »