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College Success Guide

Note-Taking Strategies

Note-taking skills are vital to your success in college. There are several note-taking systems. Try each one to see which one fits your learning/thinking style (or your instructor's lecture style), or consider creating your own note-taking method.

 

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Study Skills Videos

“Active Listening and Note-Taking.” Films Media Group, 2009, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=237536&xtid=40413. Accessed 4 Mar. 2019.
 
The transcript for "Active Listening and Note-Taking" can be found here.
 
 

 

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Lectures and labs are the heart of the college academic experience, and for students eager to make the most of them, active listening and note-taking are powerful learning tools. This two-section program explains how to create a bulletproof listening/note-taking loop that ensures deeper understanding and better recall. Pre-class reading, in-class participation, and post-class review are stressed. A Cambridge Educational Production.

Films on Demand provides streaming videos on a variety of topics. The database is accessible through GALILEO, so you may need a password if you are off campus. The password is emailed to students, faculty and staff each semester. You also may ask for it in person at any CPTC library, or via email (library@coastalpines.edu) using your CPTC account.

Note-Taking Strategies

How to Take Great Notes is by WellCast. Watch it on YouTube.