Title: 3.6 Practice Your Note-Taking Skills Now
Course: RITA LEARNING MODULES > Section: 3. Note Taking for Success

Being a good listener involves active listening. First, watch the Bill Nye the Science Guy video lecture (be sure you have sound on your computer. If you are using a public space or are in the computer lab at school, use earphones). Don't worry about learning the content; this is a practice of your note taking skills. It is best if you are not distracted when watching the lecture. Don’t utilize the new found note taking skills. Take notes on the video as you would for any class lecture.

Watch the video a second time. This time practice the Cornell Note Taking method. While watching the video, take notes using Cornell and be sure to use active listening skills! Once you have completed the video, compare your old style of taking notes with the Cornell techniques you have just learned. How do they compare?

Adapted from Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges: Becky Samitore-Durand’s “Activity Instructions” (PDF)
Source URL: http://angel.waol.org/section/default.asp?id=WAOL_OCLMASTERTRYCOLLEGE