The Transfer Connection
Greetings,
I know it seems like the semester just got started, but before you know it, you will need to be preparing for priority registration. Registration for summer courses begins March 9 and priority registration begins March 30. That means it is time to make an appointment with your academic adviser. Make sure you understand how to print and read your degree audit. Architecture, criminal justice, social work and nursing have a different system, but you still need to know how you are progressing toward degree completion. Make sure your transfer credit has been applied to degree requirements and what courses you still need. Keep in mind your goals beyond the diploma. A diploma means you met at least the minimum requirements. What skills and knowledge do you expect to learn at UNL? What courses or opportunities will lead you to those outcomes?
What are lectures for? (this is from the Academic Resource Center at Duke University)
Lectures are where professors focus your attention on those topics that are most relevant for the course, and where they show you how to think about those topics so you will succeed. Thus, there are two major responsibilities in lecture:
Identify the important topics and other relevant material.
Be able to understand the important topics in the manner the professor intends.
There are many good ways to prepare for lecture:
- Review notes from previous lectures. Check the syllabus to see what’s ahead.
- Skim assigned material before going to class. If you read more intensely, be sure to also take notes on the readings.
- Talk about the material to your peers or the professor outside of class.
Consider the material and the method in which the material is presented.
- Was a concept merely defined or was the history and development of it presented?
- Knowing why the professor is teaching a certain way is critical to understanding. http://www.duke.edu/arc/documents/Make%20Lectures%20Meaningful.pdf (downloaded February 17, 2009)
Many students will be interested in this lecture--students interested in education, geography, sociology, political science, law, journalism, or languages to start.
The Nebraska Colloquium Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 19 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Professor Ted Hamann, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, will present "The Challenge of U.S/Mexico Transnationalism to the Linkage Between Schooling and Democracy. For other topics this semester see: http://nebcolloquium.unl.edu/
Perhaps you are more interested in the Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture. Richard Kettler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present, "The Age
of the Earth," at 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 20 in Bessey Auditorium.
Other EVENTS
Downtown Lincoln events, dining, entertainment, arts, culture, movies or night spots at http://www.downtownlincoln.org/
Thursday, February 19, 12:00 pm-12:50 pm FREE Student Smoking Cessation Classes, Campus Recreation
Register today for Smoking Cessation classes at UNL Campus Recreation. Receive support in a small group setting as you work through the steps to behavior change. FREE to UNL Students. PROGRAM DATES: Every Thursday at 12:00-12:50, February 19, 2009 through March 12, 2009. TO REGISTER: Email wellness@unl.edu or Call Teresa at 472.3410
Cheers,
JoAnn
JoAnn Moseman, M.A.
Academic Transfer Coordinator
Office of Undergraduate Studies
www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/transfer.shtml
http://transition.unl.edu/
jmoseman2@unl.edu
