Maintaining an accurate record of information that is vital to your research is a necessary undertaking that occurs throughout the research process. This, like any other component of research, can be a painstaking task that requires keen attention and possibly additional resources. This presentation is geared toward helping researchers learn about the various note-taking styles and apps that can help you to efficiently create years worth of notes that can help you with your research - creating notes in such a way that you can remember what you have read, and find the information that you need quickly.

1. For Researchers
Note-Taking
Styles and Apps
by Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
CARIMAC Research Seminar
March 1, 2023

2. Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023
Preparing for Reading
1
Today's Agenda
Active vs. Passive Reading
2
Note-Taking Styles
3
Note-Taking Apps
4
Disclaimer
I will discuss my methods of
note-taking using technology.
However, the concepts can
also be applied to pen and
paper.

3. I don't like to read and study,
but I love to learn.
"How do I get better at
reading?" - Investigate how to
properly study.
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
(before the PhD)
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Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023

4. You can regulate your energy
levels by listening to music
before reading.
Phil Chambers
- Improve Your Speed Reading Skills
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5. listening and
thinking during
analytical problem
solving, judgment,
decision making,
processing
Beta (13-25 Hz)
one of the brain’s
most important
frequency to learn
and use information
taught
Best for Learning
Alpha (8-12 Hz)
connected with
creativity
strong during
internal focus,
meditation, prayer,
and spiritual
awareness
Good for Learning
Theta (4-7 Hz)
Deep Sleep
access information
in our unconscious
mind
Delta (0.5-3 Hz)
Music
and its
effect on
the brain
Choose the type of music based
on the outcome you would like
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Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023

6. Active reading refers to a process of
deliberately engaging with the ideas and
information in a text and often transforming
that information into notes or other artifacts
that record one’s understanding of and
response to the text.
Landmark College
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7. Active Reading
Strategies
Forgetting the material
immediately after reading
Falling asleep while reading
Use active reading strategies
instead of passive reading
strategies. Passive reading can
lead to:
Previewing/ Scanning
The Reading
Generating
Questions
Paraphrasing/
Summarizing
Reflecting on the
relevance of the
reading
Looking Up
Unknown Words/
Defining Words
Identifying The
Main Idea
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8. Possible
Questions
What questions can you ask while
reading the material?
What do I
already know
about the topic?
What does the
reading add to
my knowledge?
What is the
main point of
the reading?
What did I
learn
from the reading?
What conclusions
can I make
from the reading?
Is the writer(s)
credible? Why should
I take their word for
it?
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023

9. 5 Steps Of
Reading
Syntopical
The Intelligent Reader's Guide
To Reading by Thinknetic
Active Reading -> Critical Reading
-> Critical Thinking -> Analytical
Reading -> Syntopical Reading
(analytical reading across multiple
sources)
1.
Find the relevant
readings
Find the relevant
sections to read.
2.
Bring the authors to
terms
Establish the terms
used across the
various readings.
Create your term if
necessary.
3.
Get the questions
clear
Pose YOUR questions to
be answered, and try
to get answers for
them.
Read based on your
research question,
queries and or
concerns
4.
Define the issues
Make a note of
divergent views. Make
a note of convergent
views.
5.
Analyse the
discussion
Show the different
answers to your
questions, and
demonstrate why it is
so. What conclusions
can you make?
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Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023

10. Reading and note-taking with
questions in mind could be an
active learning process with
cumulative dividends
Patrick Dunleavy
- Studying for a degree in the Humanities and Social Sciences
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11. Note-Taking
Styles
There are various styles for Note-
Taking. Which one works best for
you? Consider your learning style.
Maybe a combination of styles.
Outline Method Cornell Method Mind Map Method
Flow Method
Write-On-The-Slides
Method
Question/ Evidence/
Conclusion Method
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12. Outline
Method
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Source:
https://chloeburroughs.com/choose-
best-note-taking-method/

13. Cornell
Method
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Source:
https://www.dochub.com/fillable-
form/32253-note-taking-outline-
template

14. Mind Map
Method
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Source:
https://flexiblelearning.auckland.ac
.nz/note-taking-skills/15_2.html

15. Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
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Source:
https://blog.appsumo.com/note-
taking-methods/
Flow
Method

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Source:
https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/n
ote_taking_in_lectures/mapping
Write-On-
The-Slides
Method

17. Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
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Source:
https://www.matrix.edu.au/the-
ultimate-guide-to-writing-perfect-
study-notes-the-best-way-to-revise/
Question/
Evidence/
Conclusion
Method

18. Annotated
Bibliography
Synthesis
Matrix
Special
Mentions
Check out COMM6702:
ACADEMIC READING & WRITING
IN THE STUDY & ANALYSIS OF
COMMUNICATION at CARIMAC,
UWI, Mona
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19. The Best
Style?
Note-Taking
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
What's your learning style?
Auditory
Maybe use the
Outline Method or the
QEC Method and then
create an audio
recording of your
notes or discuss/argue
about your
conclusions.
Visual
Maybe use a visual
note-taking style
such as the Mind
Mapping or Flow
Method and then
visualize the
information to
remember the notes.
Kinesthetic
Any note-taking style
can be used as long as
you are moving while
taking the notes and
then create flash
cards or pace in the
room when reviewing
your notes.
Or use a combination
of note-taking styles
that best suits you

20. Note-Taking
Apps
There are various apps that you
can use to log your notes. Choose
the one that best suits you.
Maybe even a combination of
apps.
Notion Evernote OneNote
Acrobat Reader/
Professional
Apple Notes DropBox Paper
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Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023

21. How I Take Notes
Tomas and Chloe will be our
facilitators for this session.
Highlighting
Using
Acrobat
Reader
The Cornell and
Write-On-The-
Slides Methods
in OneNote
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https://onedrive.live.com/redir?
resid=8E8C8E2842FA0093%211768&page=Edit&wd=tar
get%28Quick%20Notes.one%7C3625bd09-a546-
4400-8698-615a93bb8d0d%2F%29&wdorigin=717
PDF Sample:
https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApMA-kIojoyOjW5C-hKaiqqWXhKX?e=2RGGBB
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?
uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:a9492907-a455-4a6a-89dc-
dba2653ba0cc

22. YOUTUBE
BOOKS
Resources
Information that will help you to
investigate further...
How to Take Notes in Class: The 5 Best Methods - College
Info Geek | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AffuwyJZTQQ
5 Active Reading Strategies for Textbook Assignments -
College Info Geek | https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JL0pqJeE4_w
10 Steps To Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less)
by Thomas Frank
Brilliant - Improve Your Speed Reading Skills by Phil
Chambers
Brilliant - Dissertation by Bill Kirton
The Intelligent Reader's Guide To Reading by Thinknetic
The Art of Note Taking by Thinknetic
PLAYLISTS
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/5kcCyIDVf1LiNBBcAToBbS
Sound Cloud
https://soundcloud.com/spiritualmoment/super-intelligence-
14-hz-binaural-beats-beta-waves-music-for-focus-memory-
and-concentration
Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/exam-study-beta-waves-
ambient-music-to-increase-brain/858966597
YouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLx65qkgCWNJIs3FPaj8JZhduXSpQ_ZfvL
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Note-Taking Styles and Apps for Researchers | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Mar2023

23. Resources
Information that will help you to
investigate further...
ARTICLES
Active Reading
https://www.landmark.edu/academics/writing-matters/wac-
glossary/wac-active-reading
Active Reading
https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/english/multip
le-choice-questions/active-reading/
Active Reading Strategies: Remember and Analyze What You
Read
https://mcgraw.princeton.edu/undergraduates/resources/reso
urce-library/active-reading-strategies
7 Note-Taking Tips to Make Studying a Breeze
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/note-taking/?
gclid=CjwKCAiArNOeBhAHEiwAze_nKOl4GRINSqsxTpvGgcOL2Pxwxus2
WRN6qtxMgWSSdjwylSwFqNfgphoCBCsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Brain Wave Frequencies
https://nhahealth.com/brainwaves-the-language/
Note Taking Skills
https://www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/note-
taking-skills
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24. Contact Me
http://chevonnesewhyte.com
https://www.slideshare.net/ChevonneseWhyte
@ChevonneseWhyte
Chevy
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25. Questions That's
All
Folks!
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