Note-taking and listening

Marg Cartner Student Learning Services

Note-taking

• When do we take notes in everyday life?

• When would it be useful to take notes on your course?

• Why take notes?

Note taking tools

Note-taking

1. Preparing before class

2. Actions during class

3. Follow up activities

Name 5 things you can do before class that will help you focus and will help withnote-taking in class

Before class

Actions• Check course outline to find out the subject• ‘Skim’ read material on the topic• Review previous notes• Prepare questions to ask in class• Check Moodle for tutor’s power point slides or readings• Have materials: folder, text, handouts, pens etc.• Take water • Arrive a little early

Questions• What will the class be about?• What do I already know?

During class

• Name 5 things you can do during class that will help you focus and will help with note-taking in class

During class

• Listen actively• Use headings & sub-headings, date , page # • Use abbreviations • Write on right side of page• Write key words and phrases • Use numbers and indent points, leave space• Show relationships with arrows• Identify unclear areas with question marks• Circle unknown words• If tutor says ‘this is important’ **• Aids: Take photos of writing on board

Dictaphone – ask tutor Note taker

After class

• What can you do after class that will help you remember and understand what was covered in class?

After classActions

Make a mind map or notes of the topic, from memoryRead your class notes and add other pointsLook up, record, learn new words Add headings, questions ???, information in marginTalk to others about topicFile notes carefully – date, topic, Questions

What was covered today?How does it relate to previous material?What were the main points?What did I not understand?

Listening & taking notes • Why focussing can be hard

Material too complicatedBored, which may mean:

know it alreadydon’t understandhaven’t got a framework to hang new info or ideas ontiredness

• Distractions - internal - environment

• Strategies for keep focussed

Listening cont.

Worries - internal-self doubt, external Distracted by others / self Physical - posture, water, temperatureNegative attitude to particular topic

Course book activity - page 30

How to Note-take

No one way – what works best for you

• Cornell method page 29

• Mind maps (like a structured brainstorm p.310 www.mindomo.comBuilt up from a central topic either radiating out or linear in columns

• Can practise - U tube, websites, TV, radio, newspaper, mags

• Experiment what works well for you

• Start with 1 litre cold water

• boil• simmer 3/4 hours• FISH 20/30 mins• no lid• no salt

• Skim off fat & scum

• strain• when cold

remove fat • fridge

• 500gms bones• wash/blanche

bones• 100 gms vege• cut vege finely • bouquet garni • 3 peppercorns• NO - potatoes• - pumpkin

• Basis of good cooking

• TYPES• white -chicken• brown • fish• vegetable• instant

Stock making

Bones Vege

CookingAfter cooking

Forest & Bird NZ• Heading important• Quick calculation - year• When? • Why?• Abbreviations

• Bullets for points• How many staff?• What work?

• Numbering useful• Get definition bio-d.• Why restore? (find out)

• What threatens nature?

• Began 90yrs ago (1923) to protect F and B. Now, all nat envirs. – “giving nature a voice”.

1. Research2. Educate public3. Infl govt policy – eg. marine

reserves, mining, pest control4. Work to restore bio-diversity.5. Threats: 1. possums, rats etc. 2.

deer 3. loss of habitats (forest, wetlands, rivers) due to farming, urban dev, mining, power prod.

How to take useful notes

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCrslHx7xA

Interpersonal Relationships and Facebook

Ask self questions

• What do I already know about the topic?• What so I predict it will be about?• Vocab - What are interpersonal relationships?

- What does this mean?

Interpersonal Relationships & Facebook•

Online social networks 1. Warnings it makes us lonely and estranged

– focus on weak relationships & abandon deeper off line relationships vs

2. Make us more satisfied with our social lives – improves strong & weak relationships – contact loved ones – distant, keep up other relationships,

‘meet’ new people not normally ‘meet’

3. Research supports #2- improves people’s networks & psych well–being- helps maintain & deepen off line contact- Evidence