by Shawn Tucker:
We hate to see them go and we love to see them go. Just sayin’. Here are some tips that might help them.
We hate to see them go and we love to see them go. Just sayin’. Here are some tips that might help them.
Practical Tip: Zotero. Zotero is a free bibliography management software. A what? What
it does is easily insert citations for papers. So let’s say that your high
school or college student has to write a paper with citations. This program
makes it very, very easy. With the push of a button it also generates the Works
Cited or Bibliography. And, if the student has done it in the wrong format, say
MLA instead of APA, with the click of another button Zotero can change all of
the citations and bibliography to another style. It is very easy to use, and it
makes writing papers less tedious. Finally, Zotero is essential for longer papers and
things like dissertations.
Tactical Tip: Pre-Reading. I’m amazed at how often students
just start reading an assignment without doing some quick pre-reading.
Yesterday I had a class discussion about Machiavelli’s The Prince. 3 of my 13 students had done some pre-reading, and it
clearly helped them. Pre-reading can be as simple as looking up the book or
reading on Wikipedia before starting. It can include looking up some Youtube
videos or looking over something like Cliff’s Notes. The point is that having
some good background knowledge can make a huge difference in what one gets out
of the reading.
Spiritual Tip: BYU, BYU-I, and BYU-H Speeches. While conference talks
are great, devotionals and speeches given at the three BYU campuses give the speaker more time to address a
topic, and to address the topic in ways that engage young people. These speeches are amazing, drawing upon a
wide variety of great speakers and dealing with many, many topics. Young people
can download the speeches and listen to them at their convenience. This can
bless their lives in many ways, expanding knowledge and testimony, helping them
prepare talks and lessons, and getting them ready for a lifetime of service.
What other practical, tactical, and spiritual tips would you
suggest?
Shawn Tucker grew up with amazing parents and five younger, wonderful siblings. He served as a missionary in Chile during the Plebiscite and the first post-dictatorship election. After his mission, he attended BYU, where he married ... you guessed it ... his wife. They both graduated, with Shawn earning a BA in Humanities. Fearing that his BA in Humanities, which is essentially a degree in Jeopardy, would not be sufficient, Shawn completed graduate work in the same ... stuff ... at Florida State University. He currently teaches at Elon University in North Carolina. He and ... you guessed it ... his wife have four great children. Twitter: @MoTabEnquirer. Website: motabenquirer.blogspot.com.
Image credit: uniinnsbruck (used with permission).
Shawn Tucker grew up with amazing parents and five younger, wonderful siblings. He served as a missionary in Chile during the Plebiscite and the first post-dictatorship election. After his mission, he attended BYU, where he married ... you guessed it ... his wife. They both graduated, with Shawn earning a BA in Humanities. Fearing that his BA in Humanities, which is essentially a degree in Jeopardy, would not be sufficient, Shawn completed graduate work in the same ... stuff ... at Florida State University. He currently teaches at Elon University in North Carolina. He and ... you guessed it ... his wife have four great children. Twitter: @MoTabEnquirer. Website: motabenquirer.blogspot.com.Image credit: uniinnsbruck (used with permission).