Module 5 Blog Post

Note taking has been something I have struggled with a lot in college. In my first year I found myself going back and forth between physical and digital note taking not knowing which one is best for me. This module was really nice and that it gave a nice breakdown of both methods and made me realize what flaws I had with each of them. I typically take physical notes in class and the biggest issue I have had with them is keeping them organized which is why I really liked the slide in this module that talked about different ways to organize paper based notes. Another thing in this module that I think will be incredibly useful in my paper note taking skills in the future was the article that talked about all the different methods of notes (https://open.lib.umn.edu/collegesuccess/chapter/4-4-got-notes/). When reading this I realized I only ever use the lists method. I do think it is a useful method but I could be more productive if I started using things such as concept maps and the Cornell method more often. I really enjoyed how this article broke each of the methods down, I also really liked the idea mentioned earlier in the module of generating questions for learning. I like this a lot because I feel like I am constantly generating good questions in my head but I never think to write them down, I feel if I write them down it could improve my ability to learn a lot.

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