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Getting to the Point
Note Taking Strategies for the
University Student
Presenters:
Alan Tung
Sukhman Sidhu
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Coaching
•Who is your Peer Coach?
•What do they do?
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What You Will Get Out of This
Workshop:
•
What is active listening?
•
Introduction & Examples of 2 note taking
strategies
•
Learn the expert ways of note
taking from a coach!
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Learn To L-I-S-T-E-N
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L for LEAD
1. Do the reading
2. Review Notes
3. Look at Course Outline
4. Be on time
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I for IDEAS
Not every word, only
the MAIN ideas ...
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S for SUMMARIZE
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T for TALK
Class Participation is Key: Don’t be scared to
SPEAK UP!
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E for END
Before You Leave Class:
•Review Class Notes
•ID Problem Areas
•Fill In Holes
•Get Clarity
•Summarize
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N for NOTES
Essential points
Signal words
Skip lines
Abbreviations
Leave spaces
Compare notes
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Talk to your Coach
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Cornell Method
• Encourages organized notes
•Saves time when studying
•Good for lecture-based
courses
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Cornell Method – Page Organization
Main Ideas
Details
Summary:
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PCTH 305 – Antiepileptic drugs
Main Ideas
Mechanisms of
action
Details
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Block sodium currents
Prolonged GABA neurotransmitter actions
Inhibition of GABA uptake or inactivation
Block excitatory amino acid actions
Block calcium currents
Summary: Antiepileptic drugs either inhibit excitatory or increase inhibitory neurons
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Example
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SQ3R Method
Survey, Question, Read, Review,
Recall
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Survey
▫ Read Your Professor’s Cues
▫ Pair Notes
▫ Scan the contents
▫ Try to form an opinion
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Question
• Identify Key Points
• Identify Hard Concepts
• Questions to Resolve:
can help to study
• Summary
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Read
• Concept Maps?
• Re-read or mark
parts that you
identify as
important
Recall
• Try to remember the main concepts
• Isolate core facts or essential processes behind
the subject
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Review
• How Does the Lecture Fit Into Course Objectives?
• Relevancy of Concepts
• Importance of Material
• Examinable Material
• Try to form questions
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Review
1. Same Day
2. End of Week  Condense
Into One Sheet
3. Review Summary Sheet Prior
to Test Day
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Talk to your Coach
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Outline Method
Bones – living organs; 206 in body, 13% of weight
A. Marrow – in center of bones, contains nerves and blood vessels
1.Red
a.In flat bones (ribs) & ends of long bones
b.Produces red blood cells in adults
2.Yellow – mostly flat tissue
a.In center of long bones
b.Might make red blood cells if great blood loss or with certain blood
diseases
B. Haversian canals – carry blood thru bones (of oxygen, food and wastes)
C. Periostium – protective membrane covers bone
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Problem-Solving (math, econ.)
Columns divided into:
•Terms – Definitions
•Concepts – Examples
•Visuals – Explanations
•Theories – Evidence/Proof
•Equations – Explanations
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Discussion-Based Courses: Mind Maps
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Ready, Set, Action
• Personalize Your Action Plan
• Achieve Your Academic Goals
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Stay In Touch
Upcoming SPAC Workshops
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