1. 1 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Chapter Six Choices for Succeeding in Class and Online Courses

2. 2 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Learning Outcomes 1.How to listen actively 2.Effective classroom preparation and participation 3.How to be a good notetaker 4.What to do with your notes 5.Tips for taking notes in online courses

3. 3 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Choosing to Become an Active Listener in Class What to do in class –Be prepared with class materials –Arrive on time –Choose your seat strategically –Review your notes before class –Be aware of the impression that you make –Respond to lecture material with body language, mental comments, and written notes

4. 4 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Choosing to Become an Active Listener in Class What not to do in class –Worry and daydream –Get distracted –Sit far away from the speaker –Physical behaviors such as tapping, doodling, and clicking a pen –Negative thoughts/negative self-talk –Play with personal electronics –Pack up early

5. 5 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Listening to Different Learning Situations Traditional Classes and Academic Success –Record everything that is relevant to the topic –Make connections and document conclusions within your notes –Evaluate if taking notes on a laptop works for your course –Determine what kind of memory style works best for you

6. 6 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Listening to Different Learning Situations Nontraditional Class Formats –Class discussions Record main points, lists of ideas, sequences of events, pros and cons Review your notes –Lab Courses Record starting point, hypothesis or goals for the session, record your final conclusion and thoughts

7. 7 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Taking Good Lecture Notes Summarize major and minor points from the lecture Determine your note taking style –Formal outline –Informal outline –Cornell notes –Idea mapping

8. 8 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Tips for Effective Notes Date It Get Organized Stick to It Get the Point

9. 9 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill After-Class Follow-Through Lecture notes and study notes are not always the same Don’t just copy lecture notes –Reorganize and summarize –Draw conclusions –Find connections Briefly review notes immediately after class

10. 10 © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill Digital Notetaking Tools Word Processor Online notetaking websites Digital sticky notes