This document discusses various note making techniques and strategies. It begins with an in-class activity where students are split into groups. Then it outlines the objectives and learning outcomes of learning effective note making techniques. Various note making methods are described such as the Cornell method, outlining, charting, sentence method and mind mapping. Students then participate in individual and group activities where they apply these note making strategies, identify their learning styles, develop notes from materials and create an instructional video. The goal is to help students discover their preferred note making method and apply it effectively.

1. Note Making
K. V. Jeeva Padmini

2. In-class activities
• You need to have access to Moodle class
Note Making module.
• You need to get in to 5 member groups.
• A group needs to have a name.

3. Let’s get into
Groups
You will get
5 minutes

4. Objectives
• Take notes effectively, during listening,
reading, watching a video lecture, discussion
session, group learning activity etc., during
learning.
• Discover one's own preferred method(s) of
note making that would support the ODL
(Open and Distance Learning) method.

5. Learning Outcomes
• Identify note making techniques that supports one's
own learning.
• Effective note making during learning from self-
instructional course material.
• Effective note making during online and face-to-face
Day Schools.
• Effective note making during planning and execution of
a group activity.
• Effective note making during working on an assignment
or a project.

6. A Note
Are you writing down everything you hear or read?
“No”
"YES“
I would like to say that you need to change the way you think right
now.
Note-making is the process of reviewing, connecting, and synthesizing ideas from
what you hear or read.
Note making helps to " Compress large piece of information
into brief, organized, summarized note, which is available at any time and any place"

7. Let’s remind the time of A/L and O/L examinations;
How did you take notes?
1. Method 1
2. Method 2
3. Method 3

8. Activity 1
Sigiriya Rock
Citadel
Follow the instructions given
below;
1. You need to sit for an examination.
2. Questions prepared based on the given
video.
3. Take notes while you watching the video
adhering to any method you are familiar
with.
4. You can refer to the notes you take when

9. Sigiriya Rock Citadel

10. Q 1
Select the building not available at Sigiriya Rock Citadel out of the list given
below?
A. Pathways
B. Reservoir
C. Ramparts
D. Moats

11. Q 2
Select the number of garden types available at Sigiriya.
A. 3
B. 1
C. 4
D. 2

12. Q 3
What do we call for the area available at Sigiriya Rock Citadel where the
surface is highly polished?
A. Pathways
B. The Mirror wall
C. Cobra Hood Cave
D. Rock paintings

13. Q 4
Who is the father of king Kashyapa?
A. King Walagamba
B. King Dhatusena
C. King Dutugamunu
D. King Kashyapa

14. Q 5
Select the district where Sigiriya Rock Citadel is located?
A. Colombo district
B. Dambulla district
C. Kandy district
D. Matale district

15. A Note
• A NOTE is a brief record of ;
• points
• Ideas, written down as an aid to your memory.
• How can Note help us?
• to enhance our memory
• to highlight important points
• to learn for exams
• to compete in debates, speeches, lectures, and discussions

16. A Note
•Important points in Note making;
• You need to brief using at least 50 words
• Note should give a Title
• Better to use third person language
• Lists only the facts and relevant details

17. What is a NOTE?

18. From Note-taking
to Note-making
• Note Taking: You write down important
information in authors words.
• Note Making: You arrange your notes for
you to use later. Information is better
remembered if it is actively created from
your own mind.

19. Discover your learning styles

20. Discover your learning styles
Visual
Visual learners learn by sight. These learners benefit from:
• Images and diagrams
• Graphics and visuals
• Charts
• Maps
• Mind-maps
• Flash cards
Source: The 4 Kinds of Learners and the Best Learning Strategies for Each — BigByte Education

21. Discover your learning styles
Auditory
Auditory learners learn by hearing. These learners benefit from:
• Listening
• Speaking
• Group discussions
• Verbal repetition
• Sound recordings
• Mnemonic devices
Source: The 4 Kinds of Learners and the Best Learning Strategies for Each — BigByte Education

22. Discover your learning styles
Read/Write
Read/write learners learn by reading and writing. These learners benefit
from:
• Reading
• Writing
• Making detailed notes
• Re-writing notes to revise
• Viewing information in
word form
Source: The 4 Kinds of Learners and the Best Learning Strategies for Each — BigByte Education

23. Discover your learning styles
Kinesthetic
Kinesthetic learners learn by touch. These learners benefit from:
• Movement
• Tactile representations
• Models and materials
• Physical interactions
• Hands-on approaches
• Experience and practice
Source: The 4 Kinds of Learners and the Best Learning Strategies for Each — BigByte Education

24. Activity 2 - Know your own learning style (HomeWork)
• Log in to the following link and complete the 20 questions!
• Link : What's Your Learning Style? 20 Questions (educationplanner.org)
(http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-
quiz.shtml)
• Upload the report to the Drop box
• Once you done this, go to menti.com in your browser
• Use the code 6988 2155
• Enter your learning style

25. Note Making Techniques

26. Activity 3 – Group Exercise – (HomeWork)
• Get into the groups and discuss the following;
• 1. What are the available note-making methods?
• Once you complete your discussion list down the following in the forum;
• 1. List down the available note-making methods other than the methods describes
under " Note Making Techniques"
• 2. Provide online articles or any other related information relevant to the note-
making methods you have mentioned in Q1.
• 3. You need to create a discussion forum with your team name. Ex: "Team A"

27. Completed Exercises

28. Completed Exercises

29. The Cornell method

30. The Cornell
method

31. Three abbreviation techniques
1. Use the first few letters of the word
• Ex:
 imp for ‘important’
 info for ‘information’
 eval for ‘evaluation’
 dev for 'development'
 gov for 'government
2. Use initials for phrases
• Ex:
 UP for 'University of Portsmouth'
 RS for 'reflective skills'
 LG for 'local government'; NG for 'national government
3. Remove all (or most of) the vowels from the word
• Ex:
 mngmt for ‘management’
 mkt for ‘market’ (and mkting for ‘marketing’)
 dvpt for ‘development’
Link for the source: Abbreviations For Notes |
Help and Advice | University of Portsmouth

32. The Outline method
• The Outlining note taking method uses headings and bullet points to organize topics.
• This method is most useful when learning about topics that include a lot of detail.
• This format can be most effective when your note taking skills are super sharp and you can handle the
outlining regardless of the note taking situation.
Source: Outline Method - Ms. Liew's Class (weebly.com)

33. Example:

34. The Charting method
• You use a table or a spreadsheet structure to organise information into different
categories or topics.
• How does it work;
• Divide your page in to separate columns.
• Give each column a heading or a label. Think about how you want to organise your notes to identify
the most useful headings.
• Enter notes under the relevant column.
• You can use it;
• when you prepare for exams, tests or tutorials.
• when you are reading for assignments.
• to organize information to easily see relationships.
• to make comparison between different ideas or concepts.

35. Example 1:

36. Example 2:

37. Sentence method
• Write every new thought, fact or topic on a separate line, numbering as
you progress.
• Simply write down each topic as a quick note sentence.
• Good for fast paced lessons where lot of information is being covered.
• Each line on the page will be new and separate sentence.
• You can use headings for each main topic.
• You can write down important information teacher highlight.

38. Mind map method

39. When to use Mind Mapping;
• In a lecture and listening for the most important points or keywords
• Showing links and relationships between the main ideas in your subject
• Brainstorming all the things you already know about an essay question
• Planning the early stages of an essay by visualising all the aspects of the
question
• Organising your ideas and information by making it accessible on a single page
• Stimulating creative thinking and creative solutions to problems
• Reviewing learning in preparation for a test or examination.

40. How to start Mind Mapping;
• Place the central theme/main idea or controlling point in the centre of your page.
• You may find it easier to place your page on the side, in landscape orientation,
which is easier for drawing purposes.
• Use lines, arrows, speech bubbles, branches and different colours as ways of
showing the connection between the central theme/main idea and your ideas
which stem from that focus.
• The relationships are important, as they may form your essay paragraphs.
• Avoid creating an artistic masterpiece.

41. Tools to develop
mind mapping
• Xmind

42. Tools to develop
mind mapping
• Lucidchart

43. Activity 4 - Individual Activity - Mind map
1.Develop a mind map for Note Making out of what you have learned so
far.
2.Take a piece of paper and sketch it or you can use a tool.
3.You have 5 minutes to complete the activity.

44. Digital Note Making
• Evernote
Source: https://zapier.com/blog/best-note-taking-apps/

45. Activity 5 – Compulsory Activity
• You need to develop a 4 minutes interactive video as a group to describe the four learning
methods and note-making strategies associate with those four learning methods. Also, need
to answer the following question;
• For individual member; what is your learning style and Note making strategy.
• Use this LINK (Or any other tool you prefer) to prepare the video.
• Upload your video to the Activity 5 DropBox.
• Only one person from the group can upload the video.
• Name your video as "Team A- Activity 5"

46. A Video Done by a Team

47. Activity 6 – Individual Activity
• You need to use any method you have learned today and listen to the following
video and answer the questions given.

48. Sigiriya Rock Citadel

49. Q 1
How the rock has been created?

50. Q 2
Out of 500+ wall paintings how many were left?

51. Q 3
How many hectares were covered by elliptical shaped stepped plateau?

52. Q 4
What are the types of building available in the Sigiriya Rock Citadel?

53. Q 5
Select the district where Sigiriya Rock Citadel is located?
A. Colombo district
B. Dambulla district
C. Kandy district
D. Matale district

54. Activity 7 – Group Activity
• You will be given a session of a study material.
• You are supposed to develop a note for the given session using preferred note
making method.
• You will have 10 minutes time.

55. Activity 8 -Free online course – Individual Activity
• Identify Your Best Note-taking System - Online Free Course
• As additional learning better do the online free course developed by Cornell
University.
• In this module you will:
Examine your current note-taking system
Explore different note-taking strategies
Assess which strategies work best for you in different situations