Slide presentation for OUMH1103 Learning Skills for Open Distance Learners Topic 4: Note making and Note taking Skills

1. Note-making and Note-taking Skills
OUMH1103
Learning Skills for Open Distance
Learners

2. WAYS OF MAKING NOTES
 Annotation;
 Outline notes;
 Column notes;
 Mind maps; and
 Summary notes.
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3. Annotation
 suitable for print
modules, textbooks, articles
 make notes by writing in the
margins, underlining
facts, highlighting the main
points, using question marks, etc.
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4. Annotation
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5. Outline Notes
 Only use keywords and phrases
 The notes are usually sequentially numbered, or
headings, subheadings and indentation can be
used
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6. Column Notes
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7. Mind Maps
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8. Summary Notes
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9. MAKING NOTES FROM PRINTED
MATTER
 Understand the objectives
 Read the whole topic and then try to summarise
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it in a few sentences in your own words.
Leave spaces in between notes, to allow for
additions or changes later
Reread the topic and improve on the
notes, providing more details.
Use your own words
write down the original source from where the
notes are taken
Read over your notes to make sure you
understand them
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10. TAKING NOTES DURING
TUTORIALS
Do your reading before you enter your class
 It activates your prior knowledge;
 It builds mental schemas; and
 It enables you to make intelligent connections.
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11. Listening During Tutorials
 Get the tutor’s intended message in the actual
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classroom
 Avoid distractions that may interfere with your
concentration
 Listen to the message being said, paying
attention to the emphasis given by the tutor to the
topic.
 Always relate the ideas to previous tutorial
discussions, to your module and other supporting
resources and to your previous experiences.
 Look for clues from the tutor to what can be
considered as important points
 DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID BY
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YOUR TUTOR!

12. Taking notes in Class
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