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In traditional lectures at UB, the lecturer presents new material, ideas and concepts about a particular topic area to a group of students.
Other lecture styles may involve group work, discussion and reflection.
Material presented in lectures may be available electronically on Blackboard,
together with course materials, submission dates and contact information. Lecturers and students can participate in Elgg, a UB social network site for students enrolled in each unit.
You may also encounter remote lecturing over an internet link during lectures. Overseas or interstate experts are invited to talk,demonstrate, and show clips or documents via the net.
The material provided in lectures and tutorials should not be regarded as the only source of information.
You are expected to actively enrich your understanding using library and web research from academic sources.
- Read materials recommended by lecturers and course outlines
- Use the library to find books, journal articles and newspaper articles relevant to your topic
- Use Google Scholar to identify articles, then the library to track them down
- Don’t try to write everything down. It is more important is to know where the material is coming from so you can follow up on it later.
- Look for the main points. Lecturers usually aim to get only a few main points across during a session.
- Be alert for verbal cues about the importance of the material, such as, 'There are three main areas...', 'In summary...' etc.
- Ask questions. Other students will probably be glad you did.
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