How+to+get+the+MOST+out+of+your+professor's+lecture

__**Preparation (pre-lecture)**__
a. Before class, try and anticipate what may be presented by your professor during the lecture:
 * Look at the **syllabus**
 * **Reflect and review** what has been presented in class thus far
 * Quickly review your notes from last lecture
 * Skim through the **readings** that are assigned for the lecture topic
 * Chapter headings and subheadings
 * Introductory chapter index
 * Conclusion or summary section at end of chatper
 * Discussion questions at end of chapter

(Sourced from Stanford University's Center for Teaching and Learning)

__**Practice (during lecture)**__
a. Experiment with using one of the following note-taking templates during your next lecture class:


 * [|The Cornell Method] - A tried and true format for effective note-taking
 * [[file:cornell_note_taking.doc|The Cornell Method]] - A slightly different format, but same general ideas as contained in above link
 * [|Question-Evidence-Conclusion Structure] - See bottom of page 6 for explanation of this strategy

__**Process (post-lecture)**__
a. Within 24 to 48 hours after taking your lecture notes, go back to them and review by **using at least one of the following methods**:
 * 1) **Summarizing key concepts:**
 * Using the Cornell Method as a guide, review your notes and summarize the major ideas and concepts covered.
 * Your summary can be be done in written form or by making a concept/mind map.
 * **Send a copy of your summary notes (via Evernote) to your instructor.**
 * 1) **Comparing notes:**
 * Find a friend or peer in your class and set up a time to meet and compare your lecture notes
 * //Take the time to notice the content of their notes//: Are there any ideas that are present in their notes that are not in yours (or vice versa)? //Are there any differences in their note-taking strategy//: Do they follow a structured format that you might want to try? Do they use certain abbreviations that you might want to consider in the future? etc.
 * Write down your observations (an organized, bulleted format is fine). Write a brief, two- to three-sentence reflection about how this exercise helped you think about your approach to note-taking.
 * **Send your observations and reflection (via Evernote) to your instructor.**
 * 1) **Elaborate and Expand:**
 * Are you having difficulty understanding a particular concept? Are you curious about an idea that was discussed in class? Find out more by taking advantage of the wealth of knowledge available via the Internet! There are a wealth of useful and relevant resources that you can access just by doing a Google or other browser search. Yes, you want to make sure the information is valid. Pay attention to the publishing individual, organization, or institution; if there is no reputable author attached to a source that you really like, do more searches until you come up with multiple sources that help to verify the content.
 * Find at least one source online that provides clarification and/or more information on the concept you wish to know more about.
 * Use your Webclipper to clip this source into a new note; you can also insert the link into a new note - see Tutorial 3 for instructions.
 * Within this new note (in which you've webclipped your source or pasted the web link), write two to three sentences summarizing the ideas that you find relevant (i.e. that helped to clarify your thinking or enhanced or expanded on the original ideas).
 * **Send this new note (via Evernote) to your instructor.**