Chapter 5
Why
•To help you
remember
information and do
better on tests.
NOTES
How
• Skim this
chapter for three
techniques you’d
like to try this
week.
What if…
• My notes could
remain useful for
weeks or even
years?
What
• Power Process:
I Create it All
• The note-taking
process flows
• Taking notes while
reading
•“Smart” note-taking
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I CREATE IT ALL
• A victim of circumstances is controlled by outside
forces.
• In contrast, we can take responsibility.
• “Response-ability”: the ability to choose a response
to any event
• The next time you get a good grade, or a poor grade,
on an assignment, test, or quiz.... ask yourself, “What
did I do to create this?”
• Write a list of answers to this question.
• Keep it to change behaviors that don’t work, and to
keep behaviors that do!
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OBSERVE
Set the Stage
Be Here Now
Watch for Clues
• Complete outside
assignments
• Bring the right
materials
• Sit front and center
• Conduct a preclass
review
• Clarify your intentions
• Accept wandering
mind
• Notice your writing
• Be with the
instructor
• Notice your
environment
• Postpone debate
• Let go of judgments
• Participate
• Relate class to your
goals
• Think critically
• Be alert to repetition
• Listen for introductory,
concluding, and
transition words
• Watch the board or
PowerPoint
• Watch instructor’s
eyes
• Highlight obvious clues
• Notice instructor’s
interest level
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RECORD
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key words
pictures and diagrams
paragraphs
copy from board or
PowerPoint
three-ring binder
one side of paper only
3 x 5 cards
“I’m lost” signal
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RECORD
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label, number and date notes
standard abbreviations
blank space
different colored pens
graphic signals
recording devices
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RECORD
Combining Formats:
Outlining
Mind Mapping
Cornell Method
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REVIEW
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Review within 24 hours
Edit notes
Cornell key words
Recite with key words
Short, weekly reviews
Consider typing notes
Create summaries
Evaluate
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TAKING NOTES
WHILE READING
Strategies
REVIEW NOTES
• Condense into
key quotes
• Condense by
paraphrasing
• Table of
Contents
RESEARCH NOTES
• Use index cards
• Use a computer
• Include your
sources
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TAKING NOTES FOR
ONLINE COURSEWORK
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Contact students
Get feedback
Focus
Use specialized
help tools
Manage time and tasks carefully
Ask for help
Take responsibility
Folders and files
Take notes
Get Active
Contingency Plan
Trial Run
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“SMART”
NOTE-TAKING
• Create plain text documents with basic programs
like Window’s NotePad.
• Store notes in the “cloud” with sites like DropBox
(dropbox.com).
• Use online outliners and mind mappers like
Workflowy (workflowy.com).
• Try dedicated note-taking software like
SimpleNote (simplenote.com).
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TAKE IT TO WORK
Use the Four “A’s” in Meetings
• Observe and Record:
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Attendance
Agenda
Agreements
Actions
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