www.dcu.ie/studentlearning note taking ‘to take or not to take’ student learning
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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ
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
experiment expt
Education ed
Curriculum curr
Probably prob
support supp
exercise exer
strategy strat
Important NB
• Only in notes, not assignments / exams
Abbreviations & Symbols
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!
Understanding Global Warming
Further resources
Access these slides through loop
After
During
Before
The key to note taking success (2)
• 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].
References