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Types of Academic Accommodations (Resources, UBC)
Learn what academic accommodations available at UBC, your eligibility, and how academic accommodations can help you.
Note-taking in class (Article, Royal Roads University)
Learn more about taking notes in class, and how you can take note more efficiently in this article.
Note-taking Apps (Article, California Community Colleges)
California Community Colleges’ Accessibility Centre has compiled a list of different note taking apps and their user guides to help you discover the perfect app for you.
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UBC: Note Taking Strategy for the University Student (YouTube, UBC)
UBC’s video breaks down different note taking strategies, each style’s benefits, and how each method might work best for you.
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I was able to refresh my knowledge about note-taking. I also learnt about other methods of note-taking.
This is very impactful. I learnt a lot.
Wow just now I know taking a note is very important,I learn a lot from here
Wow. I am more aware of other methods of note-taking. Initially, I listened to the whole lecture and read it later. I found the Cornell Method easy to use. Now i can actually take note and listen to lectures at the same time.
Cornell method is the way to go and can definitely be applied in any subject.
Surprisingly I have always been using this method from way back but not with the exact lay out ( It was kind of not organized) but in my note taking I involved questions, important notes from lecture and a summary which were always jumbled. Now that I have this Cornell method template it will make it all easy for me and thanks for this note taking template i can use for exam preparation.
Amazing, I am super excited and grateful because I came across fantastic note-taking techniques.
after i watched this video i realized that all this time i have been using the outline method,best for me.
I usually take notes in the Cornell method, I just feel that its the most convenient one.
I usually take notes in a Cornell Method to condense my information. I usually always do this when reading an article for English. I also really enjoy the mapping method because it exercises my brain.
Before I was not familiar with the types of note taking,, however outlining method was my choice but after watching this video I realized that Cornell method is the most convenient one. Thank you so much for great work
I like using the Outline method. It’s a pretty organized and structured way to take notes.
This is great content, I did not know I could read and take notes at the same time. It really helps.
I understand the importance of taking notes, it helps you retain information from the lecture and be creative in your ideas by summarizing what you have learned. Significantly prepare before your lecture and employ all the note-taking methods.
Wow! I am very happy to study and comprehend note- taking strategies. I used to read and try to understand the content without thinking of taking notes but from now I am going to take notes because I find it very helpful in my Academic journey. By the way, Every student can select his/her method that he/she likes
Very helpful information for me especially in my study note-taking and study strategies. This is so insightful and will assist me in my final exam preparation.
Everything was great. I believe this video was very helpful in a taught me ways to effectively take notes with being able to determine. What’s the important take away from the lesson.
All of the information is useful. I learned some new ways to take notes.
This is an informative video on note taking at the college level. I see how it is useful. I am thankful it went over other note taking styles beyond Cornell notes. Each type of note taking stategy has its strengths and weakness and should be used for appropriate situations.
This Video covered a lot of things. This has added to My knowledge on taking notes although, I have been practising some of the note-taking strategy ignorantly. Nevertheless, these strategies, will help me achieve a great success in all I do. I am thrilled to learn about this self development skills.
all startegies are effective actually, but for me hand written is the most important part of takling notes, as a student your brain is the one controlling evrything on your body. its so effective to remember what are the topic and lesson and easy for us to remember.
With this new knowledge of note-taking, I believe it will lessen my stress and also help with the long-term retention of information. The most preferred style for me is the “Cornell Method” because this style helps with organizing and condensing.
all strategies are effective actually, but for me hand written is the most important part of taking notes, as a student your brain is the one controlling everything on your body. its so effective to remember what are the topic and lesson and easy for us to remember.s are effective actually, but for me hand written is the most important part of taking notes, as a student your brain is the one controlling everything on your body. its so effective to remember what are the topic and lesson and easy for us to remember.
Thank you, I found all these tips helping but more especially the charting method. It is more convenient for me as it helps bring information to light in an easier-to-comprehend manner than reading blocks of text.
Finally, this education about note taking is going to reduce the stress that comes with learning from personal hand-written notes. Thank you very much.
Thank you for coming up with this topic on methods of note taking l have learned a lot from the topic how to to take good notes in class , summarizing
It is wonderful to hear the note-taking methods, now I am getting the main thing I would like to use during the learning journey. Thank you
I found all the the notes style as important here, however Cornell method currently it will help me do my study notes and in future I will love the IWL method for conducting research.
Thank you very much! I used to not be very good at taking notes, but now I’m much better.
Thank you! This has helped a lot when it comes to budgeting as a college student
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This was very informative. I think I could have benefited from this may years ago. I don’t think I have ever actually been shown how to take notes in an organized and efficient manner. I am excited to give these new methods a try.
Tosha The methods of note-taking has now brought me back to those days when I was at boarding school ,I didn’t take it serious. So it is now the right time to practice it .
I really appreciate to learn about note taking. Activity I used to take notes in different ways without knowing that
I am using different methods of notes taking.
Very interesting stuff. I learned some new ways to take better notes!
All the information’s are insightful. Now I know the method and style to use in preparing for my Academics..
I’m much interested with an aligning method. Because it is easy structured and well organized. And the notes taken through this method are easily followed.
Thank you so much for wonderful insight on this. I’am no longer the same
I found all the information very useful because I haven’t been in school for twenty-eight years and the information helped me with what style to use.
Martinez /, Gradually, I am mastering the College Learning because the information about different types of note -taking while learning will improve upon my studies .However, I have to try at least two or three of the methods and choose the best that will suit me
Vivian, / Wilberforce I also found all the information given about note-taking as very useful .I hope every student will have his or her share according to his or her own choice