Do you feel like students rely on your power points to record content information? Are you tired of waiting for them to copy notes from your slides? Do your students complain that they have difficulty retaining all the information you present in class? Interactive notebooks or foldables are all the rage in educational settings. Their visual representation of information is based in the
graphic organizer genre. Interactive notebooks or foldables should not be confused with origami, even though their structure is similar. The intent of these tools is to guide students through the
rehearsal of information in an visually stimulating way. As a result of creating these organizers, students have
balanced information in the
cognitive and visual/spacial formats. There is not need to use these tools for all notes and content. Simply select a foldable for a topic that might be very complex and problematic. Check out Pinterest for additional ideas.
Try not to judge the purpose or structure of foldables. They may not seem relevant for college students, but we all learn by rehearsing information, and we can enhance our learning when we construct information visually. You might first model the construction and use of these foldables, but also encourage students to recreate their notes using these options as a means of studying. After all, flash cards are more effective when they visually represent information in an engaging and interactive way.
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