Classnotes
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Classnotes try to record lectures and thoughts expressed in class by professors and students (both are important!). Class lectures are often extemporized, which means that even though there might be an underlying idea and they might based on extensive notes, in the classroom, student questions and interests have a way of changing the direction of the conversation. Classroom discussions therefore can sometimes be chaotic, and therefore classnotes should be imagined not just as a record of class, but as a thinking-though or a making-sense of the class. Classnotes are therefore something more akin to an idea note (which we discuss elsewhere).
A google doc template for class notes can be viewed and copied online. Once you make a copy you need to upload a a file or link to your file in the Classnotes folder.
The goal of this assignment is two-fold:
to get students to practice converting ephemeral notes taken in class into a more permanent written piece (i.e. practice making smartnotes);
to create an open repository of notes for the class that students can use to supplement their own notes;
to share your notes with fellow students and see how they make notes. This way we can see the different ways in which people record their thoughts and see different paths your fellow students have taken with the same material. You can use or innovate on the models that previous students have used.
Students need to sign up for the weeks they wish to submit notes in advance. Add your name to two different weeks in this spreadsheet. Remember to add these weeks to your list of assignments due in whatever calendar you are using to keep track of deadlines.