Taking Notes

• Encode in my own words instead of transcribing.
• Create shorthand system.
  • Abbreviations
  • Symbols
  • Colors
• Create critical summary.
  • Include your own questions, observations and other critical thoughts.
  • Cornell Style: Take notes on the right two-thirds of the page. List key words in the left column. Summarize the entire page in the space at the bottom.
  • Choose a handful of examples that you can recall well
  • Link my explanation to examples, sources, etc.
• Organize the notes to help recalling information.
  • Write down title and date.
  • Use colors to quick filter.
  • Index notes.
• Review your notes the same day you created them and then on a regular basis. Add reminders in Studies.

※ References

• 让每一次听讲都有所收获：我的讲座笔记经验分享
  • 瞄准 高记录率 和 高检索率 的目标、有针对性地下笔更有效。
  • 将少数有效的技巧运用熟练以后，能够把理解记录降为条件反射，进而提高记录和检索的效率。
• Note-taking | Transkills: supporting transition to University
  • It is important to learn how to ‘see the wood for the trees’
  • Do create your own critical summaries
• Effective Note-Taking in Class | Athletic Study Center ( Broken Link )
  • Include your own questions, observations and other critical thoughts
  • Cornell Style: Take notes on the right two-thirds of the page. List key words in the left column. Summarize the entire page in the space at the bottom
• The Best Note-Taking Methods - GoodNotes Blog
  • in your own words.
  • Taking notes will help you recall information that would otherwise be lost.
• Note-taking tools and tips | Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching
  • Review your notes the same day you created them and then on a regular basis
  • Avoid transcribing notes