Workshop: How To Take Class Notes: By: Ccampis - Kayla Taylor

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Workshop: How to

Take Class Notes


BY: CCAMPIS – KAYLA TAYLOR
 Title: How to Take Class Notes

 Length: 1 Hour

 Supplies Needed: Notebook/pad of paper (for taking notes/examples), pen/pencil,


notes from a previous class at the beginning of the semester and from this week.
Topics Covered:

 Learn about the dangers of not taking notes during class.

 Learn why you should take notes during class

 Learn about three different note taking styles

 Find a note taking style that fits your method of learning


Why You Should Take Notes

 Most people will forget:


 50% of a lecture within 24 hours
 80% of a lecture within two weeks
 95% of a lecture within a month

 If they do NOT take notes.


Gauging Your Note Taking Skills

 Look back at this week’s notes from any class


 Do they make sense?
 Do you feel like you’re sitting in the class again listening to the lecture?
 Look back at notes from the beginning of the semester.
 Do they make sense?
 Do you feel as though you’re sitting back in the class again listening to the lecture?
Phrases of Note Taking
 Before class
 Read assignment material
 Review notes from previous session
 Begin notes from new lecture on a new page
 Identify the chapter being covered at the top of the page.
 Date each set of notes as well as number them (if multiple pages)
 During Class
 Listen carefully at the beginning of the lecture for an overview of the main topics
 Maintain focus to identify important information
 Yes, that means ignoring Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat during the class
 Yes, I have been asked that before.
 Do NOT write every word of the lecture.
Phrases of Note Taking Pt 2
 During Class Cont
 Write supporting information in shorthand
 Key points
 Background information
 Dates
 Key terms
 Definitions
 Examples
 Formulas
 Listen carefully at the end of the lecture for a summary of the main points
 After Class
 Review, revise, and edit your notes as soon as possible.
 Rewriting them is recommended
 Summarize the main point of the lecture at the bottom of your notes
Note Taking Methods: Cornell
 Left hand column: questions you have in class or questions you need to answer
 Right hand column: answers to your questions and notes
 Bottom: summary of the main points of the lecture
Note Taking Methods: Outline

 Organization method which allows you to show main points, sub-points, and
details. You are able to present your information in a more organized way.
Note Taking Methods: Mind-Mapping
 Ability to see the “big picture” and how information relates.
 Useful way to review notes
 Allows for much more creativity.
Trying Out New Note Taking Methods

 If you saw a method you liked and wanted to try it, then try out the method while
studying at home!

 For example, say you’re studying your history book and come to a chapter on
Causes of the Civil War. Go through and highlight your book and then come back
to a blank notebook and write out your notes!

 This is better than trying out a new method in class and let’s you know if you’re
comfortable with this new system first!
Discussion
 After what you’ve now learned, how do you think your note taking methods are going to
change?

 Did you find a method you immediately liked?

 Are you going to try all three?

 What are your opinions of the note taking methods? Are they too busy? Do they seem just right?

 What concerns you the most about trying a new note taking method?
Links:
 Here are two pre-made Cornell Note Taking Style Notebooks I found on Amazon.
Note, we DO NOT receive any type of benefit if you purchase these books.
They were merely shown to you incase you wanted the convenience of a pre-
made notebook.

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