Feedback on Journal Entry 1 - build up on critical thinking

Dear students,

Entry 1 is about asking questions in this module, especially with the first 2 lectures that has passed. Now, while we are in our Help! Indonesia lesson series, please do take the time to 'level up' your critical thinking abilities. I believe critical thinking can be nurtured over time but you need to be more self-aware than what I am seeing in your 1st journal entry.

How can you be a more critical thinker? Here are some ways in brief:

1. Use “Wasted” Time.
2. A Problem A Day.
3. Internalize Intellectual Standards.
4. Keep An Intellectual Journal.
5. Reshape Your Character.
6. Deal with Your Ego.
7. Redefine the Way You See Things.
8. Get in touch with your emotions.
9. Analyze group influences on your life.

Please go to http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-everyday-life.cfm and read up there. A critical thinker needs to start thinking before you can train yourself to be more critical.

Ask questions that will create new knowledge and understandings.

Help! Indonesia Project

Where do you get resource maps to show the extent of seismic activities in Indonesia for your in-class project? Look out for this:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/hazmaps/products_data/images/SEASIA-SeismicHazards_Sep07.pdf

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/hazmaps/products_data/images/WIndoSH.pdf

Assessment Rubrics for Help! Indonesia Project

Dear Litho students,

Please note the assessment rubrics for each watch centre aka groups.

Criterion:
Organization of information
Verbal techniques/ Presentation style
Design of presentation
Subject knowledge as demonstrated in presentation
Subject Knowledge and articulation as demonstrated in Q&A.

1 - Poor
2 - Average
3 - Good
4 - Very Good
5 - Excellent

Watch Centre that wins full funding: extra 6 points, partial funding: 3 points.

Regards,
Mrs Lim

It is possible to have an excellent presentation and 'score' full points, please do a good job regardless though.