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Taking Notes is Personal & Purposeful

URL to this site: libguides.lib.rochester.edu/notes

Not everyone's notetaking strategies look the same, and one person can take notes differently in different situations:

Two young women sitting at a table in conversation. One says "When I take notes in CHEM lecture, I write down almost every word the instructor says." and the other responds "That’s wild, I write down a few key words and phrases during lecture to flesh out into an outline later". Below is a caption, "This first date is not going well"     A young person writing by hand while looking at her computer. She is thinking "I take notes differently in my lectures than when I’m secretary of this club. Am I taking notes wrong in class? Do I secretly not care?" The image is labeled "All nighter thought spiral"

Take a moment to reflect on each:

  • In lecture, one goal for my notetaking is...
  • To meet that goal, I...
  • When reading/doing research, one goal for notetaking is...
  • To meet that goal, I...
  • One thing I know that doesn't work for me when taking notes is...

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While watching this video, try to take notes on what ideas were presented and the arguments made for each.

After watching, you'll have about 2 minutes afterwards to finish and review your notes, think about what questions you would have for Aleem, Veronica, and Jeff, and consider which of these recommendations you'd be most likely to try and why. 

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