What's the best way to take notes in class?

aldfig0
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 21:03:52 +0000

Most professors shouldn’t have a problem with recorders. If they do just sneak one in and as long as it’s not a small class and you’re not making it obvious that you have one (you can try putting it under your shirt or on top of your backpack, for example) no one will notice. Also there’s an audio record feature in onenote so if you have a microphone in your laptop (which you should if it has a webcam) you can do this as well (though the quality won’t be good. If you want to do this it’s probably better to buy a separate microphone and attach it to your laptop).

Edit:
Oh, and I type my notes whenever possible (except for math and science classes because of all the symbols and Greek letters) or I just record the lecture and take notes later. I find it futile to try to learn during a lecture - I’d rather have more detailed notes (which I can achieve by typing because my typing speed is much faster than my handwriting speed) that I can read over more carefully afterwards or a copy of the lecture that I can pause and slow down to suit my taste.