do you have a method/format for taking notes?
I don’t have a particular method for taking notes, but I do have some tips that I think might help!
I don’t highlight. I know a lot of people do, because it makes your notes look super pretty and aesthetic, and to each their own. But my notes are mostly in black and white. This is because I know when I revise them, I’ll want to go over them with highlighter to make sure I re-read the notes, and to be thorough- it helps in my revision.
Write down what is being said, not what is found on the slides. At least in my case, if it comes down to having to take notes off the slide, and what the professor says, I would rather take notes of what is being said. This is because lectures aren’t recorded, and even if they are, I doubt people would bother to relisten to the entire 3 hour spiel just to catch what they missed. Slides on the other hand, are really easy to access and look back on.
Highlight sparingly when I do highlight, I only highlight specific things, like definitions, and new headings to make them stand out.
The cornell note system I used to use this until I started using notebooks this semester, and it was useful to be able to write down additional information at the side to refer to without disrupting the flow of reading when I was looking back on notes