NOTE TAKING (1)
Note-taking is different for everybody because there's so many examples and
ways to take notes. There's apps for notes and different styles and systems. For
example effective note taking can be on your phone, laptop and pen and paper. Three
things to remember for note taking are to think about what is important and said during
the lecture. Listen for hints from your instructure. Watch your instructor's body language.
Be organized with your notes and it doesn't hurt to re-write them in your sentences.
Keep reflecting everyday because it keeps the notes fresh in your mind.
Taking notes is very helpful so you cannot forget and make connections with
what the material is. Efficient note taking is active engagement in new or old material. If
you highlight, underline, copy slides, and writing every word is not really learning
because you'll be only transcribing your notes. That's passive note taking. It's also very
important to write down questions that pop up as you are going over the notes. Save it
for the next lecture to ask the questions. Active note-taking is equivalent to Note making
which is curated, processed and synthesized.
There's two ways to take notes and that is paper vs digital. No way is the better
way of taking notes. Paper note taking you'll remember it better and also learn to do
charts, diagrams and tables with certain note-taking apps. While digital you can access
your notes from anywhere. Bottom line is use whatever you're comfortable with .
Organizing notes is very important. It's great to prepare your nexts before class because
