Project Notebooks for WTL Activities

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In a senior-level engineering design course, students make the following kinds of general write-to-learn entries:

• Process Analysis - As students collect information, build models, and test hypotheses, they record the process they go through in as much detail as possible.
• Problem-solving - When students encounter problems, they write about the problem, possible solutions, and attempted solutions.
• Descriptions - Students record key points from class sessions or conversations with advisors, peers, teachers. Any questions that come up can be recorded in these entries.
• Literature review - When students read printed material on their project topic, they summarize the material fully.
• Pre-conference - Before students meet with advisors or teachers, they organize the questions and issues they plan to discuss in the conference.
• Writing problems or questions