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Note Taking
‘To Take Or Not To Take’
Student Learning
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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
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• Turn to person next to you - what do you find difficult about note taking?
What are the issues?
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After
During
Before
The key to note taking success
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• Group brainstorm! What could you do before a lecture to get the most out of your note-taking?
Before the lecture
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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
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• Several methods of note-taking frequently used;– Annotating powerpoint– Linear/prose style– Mind map– Cornell notes
During the lecture
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Add detail
Highlight important slides
Annotating powerpoint
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Linear/prose style
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Mind map
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ
Cornell style
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Dedicated notebook
Date, module etc listed
During the lecture – be organised
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Group brainstorm
How can we get the most out of the notes we’ve just taken?
After the lecture
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• 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
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Symbols
Increase / goes up / rises
Decrease / lowering
leads to, produces,
causes, makes comes from, is the result of
Abbreviations
experiment expt
Education ed
Curriculum curr
Probably prob
support supp
exercise exer
strategy strat
Important NB
• Only in notes, not assignments / exams
Abbreviations & Symbols
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVshm-xKsVo
• Select your method of note taking and try it out on the following video!
Let’s try it out!
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Understanding Global Warming
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Further resources
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Access these slides through loop
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After
During
Before
The key to note taking success (2)
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• Desrochers, J. 2012. How to take Cornell notes [Online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ [Accessed 28 August 2014].
• Skills4Study Campus 2014. Reading and note-making [Online]. Available from: http://www.skills4studycampus.com/StudentHome.aspx [Accessed 28 August 2014].
• Ward, S. 2009. Why we need global journalism ethics [Online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y82J2thzcEU&list=PL282BE1BDE789E82A&index=17 [Accessed 28 August 2014].
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