Effective Note Taking - 3

 

Obviously taking notes is one of the most important things about college. During lectures if your like me you may be one of the "few" people who might wander off into their own little world, so you might miss a thing or two and thus suffer only getting half of what the lecturer is saying. What I do to tackle this is by making a mind map, which is a much easier way of taking notes in my view as it gives me a clearer picture of the topic at hand. A mind map is a much neater way of taking notes, rather than an endless amount of pages of information on something that can be easily view through a mind map.

 Mind Maps!!

Mind maps are great for brainstorming ideas or summarizing information on topics. I find that when I'm in a lecture, it can move very quickly so I can miss out on something and then I'm left with half of a page of information, or that I drift off a little. Mind maps are also great way to study your notes, instead of just going mad and studying loads and loads of pages. I use different colours as well when I do a mind map, I think this is the best way to do a mind map because it can help some of the important parts stand out for you!! A great website that help me with my note taking and with making a more informative mind map was Mind Tools