Notetaking

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Notetaking Active Listening

• Mike Walker
• UNIV1011 University Success
• September 28, 2004

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But first . . .

• What did we learn last week?

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What did we Learn?

• Last weeks topic?
• How YOU Learn
• What did we discuss?
• Concepts of Active Multi-sensory Learning
• Learning Styles
• Self-evaluation the Discovery Wheel
• Creating a Personal Learning Profile

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Learning Style Inventories

• What were the four inventories?
• Sensory Learning Style
• Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic
• Cognitive (Thinking) Preference
• L/R Brain Orientation
• Multiple Pathways to Learning
• Eight Intelligences
• Personality Spectrum
• Four Types Thinker, Giver, Organizer, Adventurer

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Sensory Learning Styles

• We take in and begin to process information
  through our senses.
• Our preferences in the way we take in information
  influences our ability to learn in different
  environments.

• Sensory Modalities
• Auditory
• Visual
• Kinesthetic/Tactile

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Cognitive (Thinking) Styles

• Analytic Learner
• Left Brain Characteristics
• looking at details
• focusing on one thing
• giving direct answers
• organization
• individual competition
• establishing routines
• working through ideas
• following schedules

• Global Learner
• Right Brain Characteristics
• seeing the big picture
• cooperating in groups
• giving and receiving praise
• reading body language
• going with the flow
• doing several things at once
• focusing on ideas/themes
• listening sincerely to others
• reading between the lines

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Multiple Intelligence Theory The Eight
Intelligences

• Howard Gardner
• Linguistic
• Math/Logical
• Spatial
• Kinesthetic
• Musical
• Interpersonal
• Intrapersonal
• Naturalist

• Interest may Aptitude, Strength Preference
• vs
• Disinterest may Ineptitude, Weakness
  Prejudice

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Personality Spectrum
Giver
Thinker
Organizer
Adventurer
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Your Learning Profile - You will use this as a
basis upon which you will know yourself as a
learner.

• Self-Knowledge
• is
• Learning Power

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Active Listening Note Taking

• Back to todays episode . . .

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Major Concepts

• Stages of Listening
• Develop a Learning Attitude
• Learning takes place before, during and after
  class
• Listen actively maintain your attention
• Strategies for attention note taking
• Three major note taking systems
• Three alternate/supportive strategies
• Note taking symbols abbreviations

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If we were supposed to talk more than we listen,
we would have two mouths and one ear.

• Mark Twain

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A Bit about Listening

• Key Points from our Text

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The Stages of Listening(Communication Cycle)

• Sensation
• hear the message with ears
• Interpretation
• attach meaning to the message
• Evaluation
• judge message against personal values
• Reaction
• provide feedback through questions and comments

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Become an Active Listener

• Set a purpose for learning
• know what and why you want to learn (care)
• Pay attention to verbal signposts
• transition words phrases
• Ask questions
• patiently!
• of the professor (if possible)
• in the tutorial
• of yourself

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Develop a learning attitude -- be prepared to
learn . . .

• Before Class
• During Class
• After Class

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The responsibility for learning is yours, not
the teachers.
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Before class

• Prepare your mind
• read all the assigned material
• review lecture notes from previous classes
• anticipate what is coming in class
• prepare your attitude (visualize)
• relax and focus
• prepare your body
• rested and fed
• exercised and oxygenated

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What not to do before class

• eat a heavy meal
• drink alcohol
• drink a strong diuretic (coffee, tea, cola)
• waste time before class
• expect to be taught (learning is not something
  that is done to you)
• expect to avoid required reading

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During class

• attend -- 85 of success in life is just showing
  up (80 - Woody Allen)
• sit in the front two or three rows
• easier to hear
• easier to see
• easier to concentrate
• easier feel part of class
• easier to ask questions
• more difficult to leave early
• more difficult to skip

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During class (from our text)

• Manage Listening Challenges
• Divided Attention and Distractions
• Internal External
• Shutting Out the Message
• Attitude difficult or uninteresting
• The Rush to Judgment
• Shut down if you dont like the message
• Hearing Loss Learning Disabilities

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Auditory LD (CAPD)
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During class

• listen actively
• pay attention to structure
• tie what you hear to what you already know
• silently question and attempt conclusions
• keep an open mind
• question -- patiently and thoughtfully
• watch for body language
• listen to your instructors voice
• learn to be an active information filter

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During class

• make notes
• do you want to use a system?
• dont attempt verbatim records
• use keywords/reduce
• use shorthand or symbols
• try to find a pattern
• make your notes in your own words
• copy all diagrams and graphs
• dont be afraid to be nonlinear
• neatness doesnt count, but clarity does!
• leave a lot of blank space

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During class

• should I tape record lectures?
• dont be lazy!
• do I have the time?
• ask permission!
• use your tape recorder strategically!
• try not to re-listen to whole lecture
• use the counter or cue feature

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After class

• immediately after class
• review your notes -- beat the forgetting curve
• take 10 to 20 minutes to
• fill in the blanks
• squeeze out the detail
• finish the sentences
• complete the diagrams
• write down your impressions
• put it in your own words!

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After class

• review -- keep beating that curve!
• before next class
• within one week
• within one month

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Note Taking Systems

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Outline format
Lesson Topic I. Major
Point A. Supporting Detail B.
Supporting Detail II. Major Point A.
Supporting Detail B. Supporting Detail
1. Minor Point 2. Minor Point
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Outline (Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata,
Superclass Tetrapoda )

• The Animal Kingdom
• 1. Amphibia
• (slamanders, toads, frogs)
• Semiterrestrial
• Lay and develop eggs in water
• Respiration
• Larval stagegills Adult stage lungs
• Cold-blooded
• Soft moist skin
• 2. Reptilia
• (alligators, lizards, snakes, turtles)
• Semiterrestrial
• Reproduce on land
• Eggs or Live birth
• Cold-blooded
• Scales or horny plates

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Cornell format
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Cornell format
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Cornell format
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Cornell format
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Cornell (Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata,
Superclass Tetrapoda )
The Animal Kingdom

• Mammalia
• (mammals)
• What are the characteristics of mammals?
• Aves
• (birds)
• What are the characteristics of birds?

• Terrestrial or secondarily aquatic
• Young
• Live birth (usually)
• Suckled by mother
• Hair (no feathers)
• Warm-blooded
• Terrestrial but prepared for flight with
  feathers
• Lay eggs
• No teeth
• Wings, beak and feet suited to habitat

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Create Mind Maps (Think Links)
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Mind Map
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Record notes in Paragraphs
Lesson Topic--Note-taking Effec
tive note taking consists of three parts
observing, recording, and reviewing. First,
observe an event. Then, record your observations
of the event. Finally, review what you recorded.
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Use Key Words
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Use Pictures and Diagrams
Lungs
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Note Taking Symbols Abbreviations Source
Online http//www.english-zone.com/study/symbols.
html

• "Lrn 2 wrt fast b4 u go bananas!

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Common Symbols
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Symbols from Math
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Initials and Abbreviations
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Review

• The Study Smarter, Not Harder
• Top 9
• tips for effective note making

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Top 9

• 9. Dont tape your lectures (unless necessary).
  It just postpones the real work. Do it right the
  first-time.
• 8. Review notes immediately after class. Add as
  much material to your notes as you can remember.
• 7. Make notes in your own words. Use the
  instructors exact words sparingly and only when
  essential.
• 6. Listen actively. Constantly question,
  conclude, anticipate what the instructor is going
  to say.

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Top 9

• 5. Sit at the front.
• 4. Be certain to do all required reading before
  each lecture.
• 3. Review previous notes before class.
• 2. Dont eat a big meal or drink alcohol before
  class.
• 1. Go to all classes. Dont skip any.

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Your Strategies for Listening Attention
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Your Strategies for Note Taking

• Use advance lecture notes
• Create an outline based on readings
• Brainstorm shorthand symbols

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Review Chapter 6from our text

• Listening, note taking, and memory

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What did we learn today?

• Develop a Learning Attitude
• Stages of listening
• Learning takes place before, during and after
  class
• Listen actively maintain your attention
• Strategies for attention note taking
• Three major note taking systems
• Three alternate/supportive strategies
• Note taking symbols abbreviations
• Study Harder . . . Top 9

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For next Tuesday

• Chapter 5 Reading and Studying