Reading and note taking – preparation for study

Reading and note taking are two essential study skills. How do you read? This free course, Reading and note taking preparation for study, will introduce you to different techniques to help you to alter the way you read according to the type of material you are studying. You will also learn the techniques behind successful note taking and how to apply them to your own notes.

• Learning outcomes
• Introduction
• 1 Reading and note taking
• 1 Reading and note taking
• 1.1 Preparation for study
• 1.2 How do you read?
• 1.3 Active reading
• 2 Purposeful reading
• 2 Purposeful reading
• 2.1 Reading techniques: scanning
• 2.2 Reading techniques: skimming
• 2.3 Reading techniques: focused reading
• 3 Strange words, long sentences and lost meanings
• 3 Strange words, long sentences and lost meanings
• 4 Taking the point: identifying key ideas
• 4 Taking the point: identifying key ideas
• 5 Keeping it short: jottings, abbreviations and symbols
• 5 Keeping it short: jottings, abbreviations and symbols
• 6 Extracting a summary
• 6 Extracting a summary
• 7 Reading and thinking
• 7 Reading and thinking
• 7.1 Processing meanings
• 7.2 Reorganizing notes
• 7.3 Internalizing and interrogating key ideas
• 8. Making the ideas your own
• 8. Making the ideas your own
• 8.1 Re-presenting material
• 8.2 Writing in your own words
• 8.3 Acknowledging the sources of ideas
• 8.4 Referencing quotes
• 8.5 Constructing bibliographies
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements