Carter and Kravits Keys to Success Listening and Taking Notes TOPIC Listening and Taking Notes SUMMARY Listening is the gateway for learning in the in person classroom Even online when students view instructors speaking without effective listening information cannot reach the student Note taking is the next stepping stone to learning if you listen well and hear information you then must note what is important to remember so that you can later review and recall it Effective notes are a crucial foundation for studying and test preparation LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to Actively listen for meaning and important information Record effective notes in class Understand outline Cornell and mind map note taking formats Identify which note taking format will work best for different situations Determine which note taking format feels most comfortable ACTIVITIES FOR LISTENING AND TAKING NOTES The following chart provides a quick overview of the activities for Listening and Taking Notes A complete description including directions materials needed timelines for completion and applicable worksheets follow this chart As you review this material and the activities within consider the following None of the activities are meant to be prescriptive Pick choose and adapt You know your students and what they need better than anyone else We have denoted the format in which the activities can be used Some are suited only for face to face but the majority can be adapted to hybrid and online environments We have included all worksheets needed to complete the activities for this topic You may want to suggest means by which your students can save retrieve and send their activities This is usually determined by you and the LMS used at your institution The activities provided for this module are intended to give you suggestions that may assist you in providing students with activities journal writing Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc 1 Carter and Kravits Keys to Success Listening and Taking Notes thought provoking situations and group activities You probably have many activities in addition to the ones found here Use them to your best advantage You and your ideas bring the class to life Activity 1 Break the Ice with a Story 2 Create a Note Taking Team With this activity students Description This activity provides students with opportunity to consider a personal story and respond to it individually as well as in discussion evaluate notes and learn from one another This activity helps students try out and evaluate different ways of taking notes With some role playing this activity helps students understand the effects of different levels of listening Through this activity students evaluate their listening skills This activity gives students a chance to practice creating a master note set Application Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Traditional Hybrid or Blended Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Traditional Hybrid or Blended Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online 3 Comparing Note Taking Systems 4 Levels of Listening 5 Listening Assessment 6 Create a Master Set Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc 2 Carter and Kravits Keys to Success Listening and Taking Notes MyStudentSuccessLab ASSESSMENTS and ACTIVITIES MyStudentSuccessLab www mystudentsuccesslab com is an online solution designed to help students acquire and develop the skills they need to succeed Here students can access peer led video presentations and develop core skills through interactive exercises and projects Rich assessments based on Bloom s Taxonomy and tied to learning outcomes provide students with the opportunity to identify their strengths and weaknesses and to communicate them more effectively MyStudentSuccessLab helps students develop academic life and career skills that will transfer to ANY course or experience This grid describes the elements and activities available to you in the KEL 7e text specific version of the MyStudentSuccessLab KEL 7e MyStudentSuccessLab Listening and Note Taking MSSL Topic MSSL Activity Description Listenin g and Note Taking Video Listening Note Taking Student Interview Listenin g and Note Taking Practice 1 Listen Take Notes to Find Meaning Time on Task 25 30 min Suggested Use Homework or in class video with discussion questions 20 25 min Extra practice or homework Related Learning Objectives Identify effective note taking strategies that improve learning Recommend ways to adjust your note taking to suit different situations Identify your listening purpose Listen actively for meaning Analyze essential parts of a lecture A series of freshman and upper classmen student interviews discussing listening note taking issues In this multimedia activity students listen to a lecture take notes and compare their notes to a complete note set Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc 3 Carter and Kravits Keys to Success Listening and Taking Notes Take lecture 20 min Extra practice or homework Listenin g and Note Taking Practice 2 Outline and Guided Note Taking Strategies Listenin g and Note Taking Practice 3 Cornell and Visual Note Taking Strategies This multimedia activity introduces students to different note taking systems and has them practice taking lecture notes in outline form This multimedia activity has students practice taking lecture notes in the Cornell format 25 min Extra practice or homework notes in different formats including Outline and Cornell Record lecture notes using active listening techniques Take lecture notes in different formats including Outline and Cornell Identify effective note taking strategies that improve learning Recommend ways to adjust your note taking to suit different situations notes in class Identify which note taking format will work best for different situations Record effective 20 min Graded homework Listenin g and Note Taking Take Action Prepare to Listen and Take Notes in Your Hardest Class The text s in chapter exercise provided in the MyLab Activity helps set students up to take effective and useful notes Grading requires reading Listenin g and Note Taking Summary Note the Important Points The text s chapter summary exercise All KEL 10 min Graded homework Listening and Note Taking chapter objectives 4 Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc Carter and Kravits Keys to Success Listening and Taking Notes Review Quiz Listenin g and Note Taking All KEL Listening and Note Taking chapter objectives Self paced so time is variable Extra