The document provides tips for effective note-taking. It recommends using a laptop or pen and paper for note-taking. It also suggests preparing for lectures by doing readings and reviewing previous notes. During lectures, the key is writing only the main points, examples, and questions. After lectures, it is important to review and clarify notes, then synthesize them into an outline. Different note-taking styles like outlining, mind mapping, charting, and Cornell style are presented for students to find what works best for them. The overall message is that note-taking is about studying and learning the material.
3. Note-Taking Tools
Laptop
Use a note-taking program
Evernote
OneNote
Learn to type (faster)
Become familiar with keyboard shortcuts
Use text expander programs
7. before the lecture: prepare
Do the assigned reading
Arrive 10 minutes before class and review
the assigned reading and notes from the
previous class
Turn off wi-fi card or block the internet
9. During the Lecture: What to
Write Down
Only write down the main points of the
lecture
Write the professor’s summary at the end
of class and her review at the beginning of
the next class
Write down any examples or hypotheticals
the professor gives during class
If you didn’t get a point, make a note of
it, and wait until after class to ask
17. Note-Taking Styles III (Charting)
This thing
1
2
3
4
5
6
This OTHER thing
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
18. Note-Taking Styles IV
Cornell Style Notes
Divide your page into two columns
During the lecture, write your notes in
the “Notes” column
After the lecture, write keywords in the
“Keywords” column
Test your recall using only the
“Keyword” column
Write a brief summary
