Note taking involves several specific skills and strategies that require teaching and practice. To set the scene, here are a few quick questions for you:
- Do you know which key techniques you can use to prepare for a lecture?
- Can you easily recognise which parts of the lecture you need to pay attention to?
- Can you name 3 different note taking formats?
- Do you know how to use your notes to help with assignments and projects?
If the answer to any of these questions is ‘no’, you might be missing out on some key note taking skills. Luckily, you’re in the right place! Introducing The Confident Note Taker’s Masterclass, our brand new course that will teach you efficient note taking strategies and equip you with essential study skills.
The course is full of exciting interactive multimedia content and useful feedback, plus badges and certificates to really celebrate your progress.
In just an hour, you’ll be able to answer the questions above and more! You’ll learn about effective lecture preparation, recognising lecture cues, different note taking formats and their purpose, how to spot gaps in your own knowledge and how to use your notes effectively in assignments and projects.
So far, 84% of students who have tested the course have experienced increased note taking confidence, and a huge 94% have learned something new!
Why should you try the course?
Reducing study stress
Did you know that as many as 75% of students have moderate to severe psychological stress linked to their studies? With our note taking course, you can get on top of your notes with confidence before, during and after class to increase your grades and minimize your stress.
Tackling common learning challenges
Learners often teach themselves how to take notes through a process of trial and error, and in our own research, we have found that it can be difficult for learners to identify key information in a lecture.
This means that if you’re practicing note taking in class, you may be missing out on important information and creating gaps in your knowledge! Instead, try out our purpose-built, engaging and effective note taking course to give you confidence in the notes you're taking.
Keeping learning engaging
Even though note taking and the theory of learning is something we personally find fascinating, we know that they can both be a bit of a dry topic...
To fix this, we’ve packed interactive elements into this course and its tasks, so you won’t have to read paragraph upon paragraph of information to get to the key points. Instead, you’ll be putting theories into practice with plenty of practical content.
How to access the course
- Head to the Genio Notes app.
- Go to the help menu and click ‘Note Taking Course’.
- You will be automatically signed in using your Genio Notes account.
- Complete the course! You’ll earn badges as you progress, and have the opportunity for self reflection so you can see the difference in your note taking ability.
- Collect your personalized certificate at the end!
