Developing an effective system

3. After the lecture

• One of the most challenging things about successful note-taking is remembering to review your notes after you have written them.
• Take 15-20 minutes
• Try to review your notes as soon as possible after the lecture e.g. that evening.
• Do your notes make sense?
• Do you understand the concepts?
• Can you make connections between your notes, your Moodle notes and your readings?
• Fill in missing points or misunderstood terms from text or other sources.
• Edit your notes, labeling main points, adding recall clues and questions to be answered. Key points in the notes can be highlighted with different colours if this helps.
• Make note of your ideas and reflections, keeping them separate from those of the speaker.
• Clear up any questions raised by the lecture by asking either the lecturer or classmates.

4. Periodically

• Review your notes.
• Look for the emergence of themes, main concepts, etc. over the course of several lectures.
• Make up and answer possible exam questions.