I’ve been posting a lot of my lecture notes lately so why not explain the process, you know?
I use a notebook, a black pen or pencil, and a colored pen for lecture notes. I use a notebook instead of loose-leaf because it keeps everything together and in one place, which makes it convenient for study purposes.
I write the title at the top in black pen: basically just the chapter name + number in all-caps. Also, I try to write the date in the corner so I know what day my notes are from.
I don’t use a lot of colors because a. there isn’t a lot of time during lecture to switch between pens and b. it makes my notes a lot easier to look at and understand. Color coding doesn’t really work for me. Sometimes I’ll use a highlighter after lecture is over, to highlight important concepts / things i forget easily, but that’s about it.
I use tabs to separate chapters in my notebook so I can quickly access notes for any chapter.
If the teacher already gives us a powerpoint or a review sheet, I don’t copy them down during lecture because it’s a waste of time to copy down what you already have.
Instead I focus on what the teacher is saying and write down their explanations / anything they mention multiple times / anything important that they write on the board / anything that they say is important or will be on the test.
For classes like anatomy and physiology / biology, teachers draw helpful diagrams and pictures on the board, which i copy down and label so i don’t forget what it was about.
For classes like math, teachers write up examples on the board, which I also copy down (woo hoo math :-/ who understands the struggle)
Sometimes I use symbols like numbers / bullet points to organize information and I draw arrows to connect concepts / extra information off to the corner. I also use the margin of the paper to add titles for different topics or to write down the #s of the powerpoint slides my teacher referred to during lecture.
Black pen / pencil - writing general body of the notes
Colored pen - for drawing arrows, marking important things, asterisks, etc.
Highlighter - for marking important or easily forgotten things after lecture.
That’s a wrap. Feel free to try it out and see if it works for you! - hana from thoughtscholar
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