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Note Taking ‘To Take Or Not To Take’ Student Learning

1)Understand why note taking is actually important 2)Explore what to do before, during and after a lecture 3)Learn different methods of note-taking 4)Try it out! Learning objectives

Turn to person next to you - what do you find difficult about note taking? What are the issues?

After During Before The key to note taking success

Group brainstorm! What could you do before a lecture to get the most out of your note-taking? Before the lecture

1)Read previous lecture notes 2)Download & read new lecture notes from Loop. 3)Formulate questions to answer 4)Prepare your note-taking material e.g. use a separate notebook for each module. 5)Arrive 3-5 mins before the lecture. Before the lecture – top 5 tips

Several methods of note- taking frequently used; –Annotating powerpoint –Linear/prose style –Mind map –Cornell notes During the lecture

Add detail Highlight important slides Annotating powerpoint

Linear/prose style

Mind map

Cornell style

Dedicated notebook Date, module etc listed During the lecture – be organised

Group brainstorm How can we get the most out of the notes we’ve just taken? After the lecture

Review your notes Look for the emergence of themes, main concepts over several lectures Look up previous exam questions and see whether you can apply your learning to them. Make up and answer possible exam questions Periodically

Symbols Increase / goes up / rises Decrease / lowering leads to, produces, causes, makes comes from, is the result of Abbreviations experimentexpt Educationed Curriculumcurr Probablyprob supportsupp exerciseexer strategystrat ImportantNB Only in notes, not assignments / exams Abbreviations & Symbols

Select your method of note taking and try it out on the following video! Let’s try it out!

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