NOTE TAKING AND SUMMARY
Erica K. Fernandez
Argosy University
After completing the note taking activity, I found the Cornell note taking strategy to be a more convenient strategy to utilize while reviewing reading material. I tend to use the informal outline method which in my opinion makes notes easier and quicker to take in a faster paced setting. With the Cornell strategy, I do believe in a classroom setting this method may be more difficult to utilize as it allows you to summarize the most important information so that you may note those key points. In my personal opinion, this may work best when you are able to review content prior to having a discussion. In addition to this, the summary portion allows you to create a grand concept from the notes and ideas which are outlined rather than when you just list them for later review. The activity also allowed me to take ownership and really think about the concepts I would list. I saw this as a great tool to use to reinforce comprehension of the content. This would be very beneficial in creating short essays and/or answering essay questions.
In the future, I will most likely use more note taking strategies in the work place and most of my continued education courses. A lot of my work activities are very hands on and fast paced which results in my notes being much more unorganized. By having unorganized notes, it makes it at times difficult to review and recite. By using more organized methods and going back to revise, (a strategy I would fail to complete) it will make it easier to recall information, as well as gain the ability to recognize information with future similar subjects.
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