{"id":737,"date":"2020-08-03T21:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/?page_id=737"},"modified":"2020-08-03T21:20:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T21:20:51","slug":"note-taking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/navigating-you-first-year\/note-taking\/","title":{"rendered":"Note Taking"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Objectives<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After completing this module on <em>Note Taking<\/em> you will better understand:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Some of the habits and practices that contribute to academic success in university,<\/li>\r\n<li>Why notes are an important part of learning in college and what makes effective notes,<\/li>\r\n<li>Basic strategies for taking good notes,<\/li>\r\n<li>How to effectively study from notes, and<\/li>\r\n<li>How to take notes in an online environment.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Timing &amp; Prerequisites<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This module should take about 20 \u2013 30 minutes to complete. You should complete this module early in the semester (within the first 4 weeks) in order to develop the necessary notetaking skills to take effective notes in college.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Learning Materials<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Review the following content about <em>Note Taking<\/em> and then check your understanding below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedschoolinsiders.com%2Fmedical-student%2Fhow-to-take-notes-science-based-tips-to-earn-the-perfect-grades%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ceddyl%40wcsu.edu%7C0f951f63ea6d4bca4f5708d82f38f786%7Ce1622dbc94ba48ad87bba7f28074ee3d%7C0%7C0%7C637311269072263042&amp;sdata=wm553cl%2BQhFazS52LOLCDqfZ4mqvZDjSqzbu7e5cXJ0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Take Notes &#8211; Science-Based Tips<\/a> (Watch and Read)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.goodnotes.com\/the-best-note-taking-methods-for-college-students-451f412e264e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review of 5 Note Taking Methods<\/a> (Find one that works for you!)<\/li>\r\n<li>Helpful Apps for Taking Notes\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/onenote\/digital-note-taking-app?ms.url=onenotecom&amp;rtc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OneNote<\/a> (Free and integrated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.office.com\/?auth=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office 365<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evernote<\/a> (Some paid features)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindmeister.com\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=us_en_search_brand&amp;utm_content=mm&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-qO7gdn36gIVjMDACh1rBQNBEAAYASAAEgIgEfD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mindmeister<\/a> (Some paid features)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.hypothes.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hypothes.is<\/a> (Free)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bubbl.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bubbl Mind Mapping Tool<\/a> (Free)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gingerlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notability<\/a> (Paid app, but very flexible)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856\">Checking Your Understanding<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Complete this <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vC1i4bqUrUiHu6fygHTuPSyD92gVPIFLkpGQOwN8dmpUMUZGU1ZFSDBEMzk1RUI1QjA4Q1U1NTVDVSQlQCN0PWcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Note-Taking Reflection Quiz<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in order to check your understanding.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives After completing this module on Note Taking you will better understand: Some of the habits and practices that contribute to academic success in university, Why notes are an important part of learning in college and what makes effective notes, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"parent":598,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-737","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}