Taking Notes

1. Taking Notes

2. VIDEO NEEDS EMBEDDING HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
Please view this YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

3. • What colour dominos were at the
beginning of the video?
• What was the speaker on top of?
• How many chairs fell over?
• Who or what operated the golf club?
• What were the spoons hanging from?
• What colour paint was on the last man
we saw on his own?
What can you remember from the video?

4. What are
notes?

5. Why do we
take notes?

6. - Allows you to focus on the
important points
- Is useful for revision or assignments
- Helps you concentrate and
understand
- Saves time!
Note Taking…

7. There are many ways of taking notes.
You could use…
Note Taking…

8. Spider Diagrams
These are useful when you have lots of linked
ideas or topics, and when you might want to add
more detailed information later.

9. Linear Notes
These notes are in chronological order – you write
things down in the order you hear them. They are
useful when you want to review a lecture or lesson
(but they can be a bit confusing – we’ll look at how
to improve them in a bit…

10. Flashcards
Flashcards are good for separating topics.
They’re a great revision tool, too.
It’s not very practical to try and produce them
in a lecture, but they can be good if you’re
reading text books or other sources.

11. Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Useful abbreviations for note taking
< Less than/smaller than
<
More than/bigger than
↑
Decrease
⇒ or ∴ Therefore
w/ With
↑ Increase
w/o Without
What other abbreviations can
you think of?
What words might you use a
lot on your course that you
could shorten?

12. Cornell Notes
The Cornell note taking system is a great way of making your linear
notes from lessons or lectures more useful for revision, and simpler
to complete, too.
Let’s watch a quick video that shows you how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzRlg8jgXmw
This is an example of Cornell
note taking!
You make most of your notes
on the right, labels and
headings go on the left, and a
summary goes at the bottom.

13. Cornell Notes
Now we’re going to try making some Cornell Notes!
First, draw your lines.

14. Cornell Notes
Now we’re going to try making some Cornell Notes!
Next, label your sections
to help you remember
what to do.
Title:
Key words
/
Headings
Main Notes:
Summary

15. Cornell Notes
Now we’re going to try making some Cornell Notes!
Watch this video.
Fill in the key words and
main notes section as you
go.
Title:
Key words
/
Headings
Main Notes:
Summary
https://www.ted.com/talks/camille_a_brown_a_visual_history_of_social_dance_in_25_moves/transcript#t-87624

16. Cornell Notes
Now we’re going to try making some Cornell Notes!
Compare notes with a
partner.
Did you get the same
things? Why / why not?
Title:
Key words
/
Headings
Main Notes:
Summary

17. Key things:
When you’re making notes, you need to focus on the key words. Don’t
try to copy down everything you hear. Listen out for markers such as
“the main thing to remember is…” or “in summary…”
Write notes in your own words. If there is a particular phrase that you
like or feel is important, make sure you label it so you can cite it
correctly – put it in “quotation marks” and/or have a labelling system.
Read over your notes soon after the lesson / study session to check
they make sense. You can add or delete things – especially questions
for revision in the left hand column of Cornell.
Label your notes clearly with titles, module names, dates.
Keep them organised so you can find things again easily later on.

18. If you need more help…
- Ask a Learning Facilitator
- Grab a green ‘Taking Notes’ leaflet
- Visit the Information & Study Skills Moodle page