Note Taking

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Note Taking

• TRiO SSS Online Module
• By Jessica Trump

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Study skills

• Think of study skills as a set of tools.
• Different jobs require different tools.
• For example, you will probably take notes
  differently for a Math course and an English
  course. Other examples??

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Questions for you

• Why take notes?
• Sources of notes?
• How do your notes look?
• How often do you interact with your notes?
• What is the most important part of taking notes
  in class?

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A checklist for listening and taking notes

• Survey Listening and Note Taking Checklist
• What are you already doing right?
• What do you need to improve on?

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The curve of forgetting
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Methods of note taking

• Develop a system of taking notes that works for
  you! Some methods are
• Informal Outline
• Cornell Method
• Mind Map

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More tricks of the trade

• Determine why the information is important.
• Take responsibility!
• Choose your seat carefully.
• Listen to what is being said.
• Look for clues and patterns.
• Look and listen for main ideas.
• Dont let your mind wander.
• Take notes while you listen.

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Lets practice!!

• Go back to the online module