Life update! Advice needed.

[flamebyrd]

The big news is that I'm going back to uni. Information Management, Grad Dip (Archives/Records) first and if I don't hate it, continuing on to the Masters.

Since I haven't studied since 2003, I am a little anxious about this.

So, to that end, I am soliciting note-taking/study advice! Trends have changed, and I want to know what they are.

I bought a B5* notebook with dot grid paper, I haven't purchased any pens yet but I am looking forward to doing it. Edit: I also have a 2018 iPad, with keyboard and stylus, which I intend to use as my study computer (as much as possible).


*Midway between A5 and A4, 6.9"x9.8"

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[nic]

All of my classmates annotated notes on their computers - PDFs or PPT, during class.

Me? I printed them off and handwrote. It made me feel old but that's what worked best for me.

The biggest improvement was Google Docs. Backups! Team collaboration! That was the best. The rest wasn't that different from uni the first time around. Oh, but research is MUCH MUCH easier because the internet is at your fingertips and all journals are online.

[flamebyrd]

I always printed the slides and handwrote notes on them back in undergrad, it worked at the time! But it did rely on the notes being available before the lecture.

At some point soon I will have a better idea of the format of my classes, and then I can really get planning.