Well, I would be interested at least. I learned how to take notes from lectures from my high school social studies teacher. I have no idea what it's like in school now but it seems like there's a revival in how to manage information on a personal level, which makes sense if you think about it.
My focus was more on what to do with those notes to process information and learn material. I encouraged students to find a comfort zone in the actual notetaking, unlike some teachers who require students to follow a specific format. Of course, if what a student chose wasn't working, I would give different possibilities to choose from.
What I found is that most students, regardless of how well they take notes, tend to wait until a quiz or test is announced to bein to study. In fact, many do the "cram the night before" routine. My objective was to have them go home after each day's class and process their notes, prioritize information, identify key ideas/concepts and work to understanding. I really didn't give a lot of homework, but they should have had something to do from history every single day.
For any kind of data or any text formatting that calls for alignment to make sense of the information more clearly, I always default to a monospaced font (e.g., Courier). I never understood why spreadsheet users use variable width fonts when monospaced delivers a cleaner looking sheet.
Consolas, Inconsolata, Cutive Mono, Roboto Mono, Lucida Console, and TeX Gyre Cursor are all good monospace fonts that improve on Courier.
I wonder if there's any money in writing a book...maybe a pamphlet...on my notetaking methods I used with my students?
Well, I would be interested at least. I learned how to take notes from lectures from my high school social studies teacher. I have no idea what it's like in school now but it seems like there's a revival in how to manage information on a personal level, which makes sense if you think about it.
My focus was more on what to do with those notes to process information and learn material. I encouraged students to find a comfort zone in the actual notetaking, unlike some teachers who require students to follow a specific format. Of course, if what a student chose wasn't working, I would give different possibilities to choose from.
What I found is that most students, regardless of how well they take notes, tend to wait until a quiz or test is announced to bein to study. In fact, many do the "cram the night before" routine. My objective was to have them go home after each day's class and process their notes, prioritize information, identify key ideas/concepts and work to understanding. I really didn't give a lot of homework, but they should have had something to do from history every single day.
You should do it! We're overwhelmed with information. Helping people find a method that might work for them is a great idea.
For any kind of data or any text formatting that calls for alignment to make sense of the information more clearly, I always default to a monospaced font (e.g., Courier). I never understood why spreadsheet users use variable width fonts when monospaced delivers a cleaner looking sheet.
Consolas, Inconsolata, Cutive Mono, Roboto Mono, Lucida Console, and TeX Gyre Cursor are all good monospace fonts that improve on Courier.