{"id":2144,"date":"2019-07-31T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T21:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/?page_id=2144"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:21:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:21:18","slug":"taking-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/learning-skills\/online-resource-guide\/taking-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/learning-skills\/online-resource-guide\/taking-notes\/student-studying\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2145 alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/student-studying-300x255.jpg\" height=\"93\" width=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/student-studying-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/student-studying-180x153.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/student-studying-250x213.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/files\/student-studying.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Lectures can involve active listening and recording while trying to understand complex material in new jargon. Check out these suggestions for identifying what is important to write down from a lecture, and how to take notes so that you understand what you\u2019ve written down later in the term.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective note-taking requires multiple learning skills: active <strong>listening<\/strong> and focus, comprehending or <strong>understanding<\/strong> new material, <strong>organizing<\/strong> effectively and <strong>integrating<\/strong> new material with what you already know to increase memory.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare before class\n<ul>\n<li>If your class has a lot of new terms, try to help build a \u2018scaffold\u2019 of basic vocabulary before you hear it in lectures.<\/li>\n<li>Review your course outline to see major themes, units or learning objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <u>SQR<\/u>\u00a0method to prepare study questions and focus your attention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If your class is in-person, sit near the front to reduce distractions and improve active listening, especially in large or noisy classrooms. If your class is remote, limit your phone use: just like distracted driving, using your phone during lectures reduces your attention and concentration.\n<ul>\n<li>The first few minutes often contain potential test questions or learning outcomes, while the last five minutes often have a summary component<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use a note-taking strategy that matches that class\n<ul>\n<li>If your professor has slides or notes available before class, print out or save them to your laptop in a note-taking format<\/li>\n<li>Do not assume that having access to a copy of slides or notes is the same as understanding that material<\/li>\n<li>Try Cornell note-taking \u00a0or a <u>mind map<\/u> to improve comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Talk with a peer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/academic-skills\/learning-skills\/learning-coaches\/\">Learning Coach<\/a> for suggestions on using OneNote or Glean in lectures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Organize your notes shortly after class while you still remember the lecture\n<ul>\n<li>Fill in any holes or gaps in your notes\n<ul>\n<li>try swapping notes with a neighbor<\/li>\n<li>use your professor\u2019s office hours to ask questions about unclear concepts or missed material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Re-organize lecture notes or readings into <u>charts<\/u> to make studying easier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Lectures can involve active listening and recording while trying to understand complex material in new jargon. 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