Note-Taking: Note-Taking Basics

Note-Taking: Note-Taking Basics is an elearning course that shows you how to take notes effectively to improve your recall and recognition. Whether you’re a business professional trying to remember what happened in a meeting or a student keeping track of a lecture, you’re going to need to know how to take notes. Research suggests that you forget about 50% of what happened within 24 hours. Within two weeks, you’ve forgotten 80%. And within one month, you’ve forgotten 95% of what happened in any of those events. In this course, we’ll discuss the importance of good note-taking, including recall and recognition. We’ll also cover some different ways to take notes and give you some helpful tips for effectiveness.

Part of our series on Note-Taking, this course features an engaging and informative video, downloadable and printable notes for a quick review of key facts, and a short exam to test your knowledge.