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  • Different Learning Styles
  • Practical Tips
  • Note Taking in Lectures
    • 1. Become an Effective Listener
    • 2. Decide on What to Record
    • 3. Develop your Recording Style
      • Cornell Note Taking
      • Mind Mapping
      • Abbreviations
    • Do's and Dont's
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• Maths Skills
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Learning Development Service
Student Guidance Centre

Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3618

E-mail: lds@qub.ac.uk

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Evening and Skype appointments are available upon request.

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Develop your Recording Style

This technique is something that is down to your personal taste. The most important aspect is that when you write it down you are able to look at it at a later date, and be able to read, and understand what you have written. It is common for students to scribble everything down during a lecture, but when they return to their notes at a later date, they cant read them!

Click on the links below (or use the menu on the left) for some techniques that you may find beneficial for recording your notes during lectures. Remember, the following are only some of the common techniques, it is important that you develop a technique that suits your own learning style (for more on learning styles click here).

• Cornell Note Taking System
• Mind Maps
• Abbreviations