Issues facing young men

Identify 3-5 issues facing young men today. Reflect on why these are issues and what we can do to overcome them.

More on your course readings

Outside of classes that are categorized as African American studies, what other courses have provided readings from African American or African authors. Can you list a few titles?

Social Consciousness

Describe what you believe it means to be socially conscious.

Note taking online

When reading course related material online, how do you make sure that you remember what you've read?

Support

How do you feel about your preparation for college? Give some advice to teachers.

Difficult books or just plan boring reading assignments

Has your professor ever asked you to read something that was completely uninteresting to you or extremely difficult to read? How do you handle those kind of reading assignments? What kind of support would you like from your instructors?

The Blog

Review the blog. Take a look at the sites listed on this blog. Tell me what you think. Are they helpful? Had you considered using these kind of sites before?

The internet

Given the vast amount of information on the world wide web, how do you use it to your advantage? Do you have sites that you would recommend? Explain.

Learning outside of the text book

We learn better when we explore multiple literacies. Videos are a kind of literacy. The BBC has over 5,000 videos and podcasts on topics in the social and natural sciences. Check out this site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ then tell  me what you think. How might sites like the BBC benefit you in your coursework.

More about you

What are your thoughts on how African American males are presented in the media? How does the media depiction of African American males affect you personally?

Give a little advice

Share your thoughts on how to make your first year of college a success.

Note Making

Take a look at this slide presentation http://www.slideshare.net/Pye5/making-sense-of-your-notes on note making. It provides useful advice on how to effectively make use of notes. Learn how to write a summary and critique authors while taking notes.

Note-taking Made Easy PowerPoint

Hello Gentlemen,

Review the PowerPoint presentation on note-taking as frequently as you like. Simply go to http://www.slideshare.net/Pye5/notetaking-made-easy2 to access the presentation. Remember the more you practice the easier note taking becomes. Which note-taking strategy do you find most useful? Why?