Active Note-Taking Strategies

How to Take A+ Notes

If you have ever been in a lecture where the teacher was speaking too quickly or just very monotone, you may have wondered how to best take notes. You worry about keeping up or just not sure what to write down at all. At the end of the lecture, you wish you had taken notes but weren’t sure how it could have helped. Being an engaged listener and taking effective notes is not always easy. This workshop can help you build your speed and skill to have A+ notes!

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In this workshop you will learn how to:

Be more effective at taking notes so you can get the most out of your classroom instruction
Recognize instructor emphasis and determine which information is most relevant
Organize lecture content
Use abbreviations and symbols to be an efficient note-taker
Develop an effective study plan based on your notes

Target Audience:

Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Professional Students

Length:

45 minutes

What students are saying:

“Prior to attending the Active Note-Taking workshop, I was in the habit of copying down exactly what my professor was saying. From this workshop, I learned that this wasn’t an effective way to take notes! I’ve tried a couple of the note-taking strategies that were talked about in the workshop, and I’ve noticed a really big difference in my understanding of the material.”

“The Cornell note-taking style has helped me so much! It definitely took some practice, but my notes are much more organized now, and I feel like I retain more information with this method of note-taking.”