2.  Students cannot:  Read the chapter and comprehend what it says  Take effective notes during classroom lecture  Take effective notes during PowerPoint presentations  Use their notes to study

3.  Consider how students are asked to study in college, and prepare them for the kinds of skills needed to be successful.  20% retained from oral instruction  10% retained from reading alone  85% of students are bodily kinesthetic learners— need to do something, including writing

4.  Importance of Comprehension  GIST exercise  Importance of Effective Summaries  “Boil Down” Exercise

5.  Teaching Students to Take Notes While Reading  Post-It Notes  Teaching Students to Outline  Handout at the front of the room

6.  Lecture length  Abbreviations/short hand = texting  Cornell Notes based on teacher outline

7.  Modified Cloze Activities  Cornell Notes Outlines  PowerPoints that are lecture “outlines” instead of lectures in and of themselves  Should ENHANCE what the speaker is saying

9.  Highlighting  Reorganizing notes  Condensing notes/creating study outlines  Creating sample questions  “Flashcards” or manipulatives