Communication Toolbox: Note Taking/Mindmapping

An section of the book: 'How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day' by Michael J. Gelb.

This page is meant to inform you about Mind Mapping and provide ideas that can help you create and benefit from Mind Maps

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newISS_01.htm
Mind Mapping is a useful technique that helps you learn more effectively, improves the way that you record information, and supports and enhances creative problem solving.

A tutorial about note-taking from Penn State University.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html
These resources provide tips on how to recall more information from your lectures through active listening and purposeful notetaking.

http://www.slideshare.net/peerassistants/notetaking-tutorial
This presentation covers different note-taking styles, as well as how to perform each type.

http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/note-taking-cornell-notes--2
This video introduces the Cornell note-taking style, including the pros and cons of the system.

Films on Demand (10:09 min)
The skills students need to effectively record and learn information presented in class are outlined in this program.

Films on Demand (20:12 min)
With simple methods for tackling an immense volume of content, this program helps students manage workplace reading tasks quickly and efficiently without overlooking important information.

Films on Demand (27:06 min)
This upbeat video teaches students the Empty "V" System which stresses the importance and effectiveness of deciding the purpose of each lesson in order to better understand key information. Students learn proven techniques for studying, reviewing, and retaining information that fit into any lifestyle or class structure.

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