Digital Literacy and 21st Century Skills

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What is the primary way that visual learners prefer to learn?

By doing hands-on activities

By reading and writing

By listening to instructions

By seeing and observing (correct)

What is the definition of netiquette?

A type of emotional intelligence

A combination of network and etiquette (correct)

A learning style that involves hands-on activities

A set of rules for online behavior

What is the opposite of synchronous?

Interminable

Clandestine

Asynchronous (correct)

Sedulous

What is a key characteristic of an empowered learner?

Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Signup and view all the answers

What is the best approach to reading for a person who wants to retain information?

Use effective reading strategies, such as the SQ3R method Signup and view all the answers

What is critical thinking?

The process of analyzing and evaluating information to form a unique perspective Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of an intelligent reader?

They approach reading with a plan in mind Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Cornell System of note taking?

To help students organize their notes Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of an innocuous business venture?

A venture that is harmless and unlikely to offend Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the practice of taking someone else's work or idea without giving credit?

Plagiarism Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the amygdala?

To control emotions and emotional responses Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person who is resistant to authority or control?

Recalcitrant Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of affable?

Easy to talk to and gracious Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between critical thinking and stress management?

Critical thinking can reframe our perceptions and reduce stress Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a sentence that is structured in a logical and clear way?

Sentence structure Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of kinesthetic learning?

A learning style that involves hands-on activities and touching Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Netiquette and Empowered Learners

Netiquette is a combination of network (internet) and etiquette.
Empowered Learners are characterized by responsibility, self-motivation, self-management, curiosity, independence, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence.

Critical Thinking and Emotional Intelligence

Critical thinking involves using analysis, research, evaluation, and creativity to come to your own unique perspective.
Emotional Intelligence is the awareness and control of one's emotions.

Business Ventures and Writing Process

A propitious business venture is one that shows favorable circumstances.
The writing process involves brainstorming, drafting, revising, and submitting.

Brain Function and Personality Traits

The amygdala is the part of the brain that controls the fight or flight response.
Affable refers to being easy to talk to and gracious.

Stress Management and Learning

Effective stress management involves time management, physical health, and relaxation skills.
Active engagement involves students actively participating or interacting with their learning.
Critical thinking can reframe our perceptions and view a stressful situation from different points of view.

Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles

Howard Gardner defined 8 different ways people are smart, known as the Multiple Intelligences.
Strong intrapersonal skills involve being self-aware.
Strong kinesthetic learners prefer to learn by feeling or touching (hands-on, tactile learning).
Individual learning strengths and styles include visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

Learning Styles

Visual learners prefer to learn by seeing.
Auditory learners prefer to learn by hearing.

Vocabulary

Ameliorate means to improve or make better.
Innocuous means harmless or unlikely to offend.
Indomitable means unable to be overcome or subdued.
Abating means to lessen or reduce.
Pejorative means belittling or disparaging.
Synchronous means existing or occurring at the same time.
Asynchronous means not existing or occurring at the same time.
Clandestine means done in secret or shady action.
Sedulous means diligent, persevering, and persistent.
Interminable means seeming to have no end or never-ending.
Candor means honesty.

Reading Success

The major factors of reading success include motivation, concentration, and effective reading strategies.

Note Taking and Reading Methods

The Cornell System of note taking involves creating an easy-to-use system with a upside-down T, where major topics are on the left, cues/evidence are on the right, and a summary or references are at the bottom.
Intelligent readers approach reading with a plan in mind.
The SRI reading method involves scanning, reading, and interpreting.
The SQ3R reading method involves surveying, questioning, reading, reciting, and reviewing.

Vocabulary and Sentence Structure

Recalcitrant means resisting authority or control, disobedient or compliant.
Pragmatic means dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Mundane means everyday, ordinary, relating to the world or worldly matters.
Sentence structure involves the order of all the parts in a sentence, including subject, predicate, objects, phrases, punctuation, etc.
Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's work or idea without proper citation or credit.

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