Academic Skills Center Note Taking in College Ms. Lauren A, Copeland, M.S. Academic Skills Center Buffalo State College

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

What % do we forget within 24 hours if we don’t write it down and review it?

Pros and Cons of Lectures Lots of info in a Little bit of time to Lots of people Cons: Tempts intellectual laziness Passive Urge to leave learning for later DISCOURAGES ACTIVE LISTENING

ACTIVE LISTENING ACTION, INVOLVEMENT, INTENT Listen to and receive accurate message NOT transcribing: Identify key points and their Supporting details

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: Note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

BEFORE Class: Note Taking Q: True or False: Good note taking begins before class starts? Do all assignments. (How many pages/day?) *IMPORTANT: If your professor basis his/her lectures off of the text, at the very least, outline the chapter before class! T-Zone: Pre-class review: Classify (Label): Date, topic, pp# of notes

ORGANIZATION IS YOUR FRIEND!

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: Note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

Strategies for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Vertical line 1 ½ “-2” from top to bottom Left side: key points Right side: supporting details Encourages us to think differently Excellent study tool

Cornell Note Taking Method

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: Note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

TIPS: Note Taking w/ Power Points IN GENERAL: Turn headings into questions Organization is your…… Tip: number the slides

TIPS: Note Taking w/ Power Points If you have a slide-show print-out: With a notes section Without a notes section No slide-show print out: If can access slide-show If no access to slide-show

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: Note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

More Strategies for Recording Notes Copy and flag material directly from the board Write on 1 side Lost signal Leave plenty of blank space Use complete sentences only when necessary Different colors Abbreviations: (w/, w/o, b/c, bldg., symbols)

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: Note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

Which can you relate to? Other planet Black out Squish face Bobber Attitude face

How to Listen Actively Eye contact BHN: accept and control (slash marks) Postpone debate Let go of your judgments of the speaker Participate: Listen for clues:

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: Note taking with power points General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.

Things to do AFTER class to improve your note taking We forget 80% of what we hear within (?) if we don’t write it down? Fill in key words in left hand margin Self test: reverse operations Recite (short term to long term memory)

Few more things we can do AFTER class to improve our note taking…. Edit Design a key Graphic symbols: Colors Pictures Arrows Reorganize Create flash cards Create mind maps

Action, Involvement, Intent Mind Map Note Taking Before Class 5 Tips During Class Cornell Method General Strats How to listen actively After class Self test Edit Create study tools Active Listening Action, Involvement, Intent

By the end of class, you’ll be able to: Define active listening & explain its importance to you as a student. Implement strategies BEFORE class to improve your note taking. Implement tips for taking notes DURING class: Cornell note taking method Tips: note taking with Power Point General strategies for recording notes How-to’s for active listening during class Implement strategies AFTER class to improve your note taking.