Unit 2: Getting the best out of the courses

List of contents

Active participation in the course

Why should I participate actively in the course?

Making structured notes

How can I take good notes in lectures?

Application

Since it’s one thing to receive tips and quite another to put them into practice, we’ve developed a reflection exercise for the Digital Learning Kit that you can use regularly—perhaps in conversation with a fellow student. 

Take a look at the questions below as a conversation starter to help you discuss the module’s topics!

Further resources

Books:

College Success (OpenStax); Chapter 5.3 "Taking Notes"

Scientific article

Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. M. (2014). The pen is mightier than the keyboard: Advantages of longhand over laptop note taking. Psychological Science, 25(6), 1159–1168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614524581 

Blog posts:

Getting the most of lectures and tutorials (University of Galway)

Take better school notes this semester (Face Dragons)

Study Cycle (Education Corner)