Comments on: Monday Master Class: Conquer Complicated Material with the Mini-Textbook Method http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/ Demystifying Sustainable Success Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Dylon Chow http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7600 Dylon Chow Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:52:05 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7600 I use a similar strategy when going over my biology notes. We're given the PowerPoint slides the lecturer used, and after lecture I type up the notes using guidance from the textbook, and then I read the notes out loud, as if I'm giving the lecture myself. Questions that I'm confused about immediately pop up, and I ask my professor those questions later. For me, typing notes alone is okay, but I find it easier to come up with questions I have when I try to explain the notes out loud. I use a similar strategy when going over my biology notes. We’re given the PowerPoint slides the lecturer used, and after lecture I type up the notes using guidance from the textbook, and then I read the notes out loud, as if I’m giving the lecture myself. Questions that I’m confused about immediately pop up, and I ask my professor those questions later. For me, typing notes alone is okay, but I find it easier to come up with questions I have when I try to explain the notes out loud.

]]> By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7579 Study Hacks Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:09:31 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7579 I might not be the best fit for high volume information. Do a search for "focused question cluster" in the search box to the right; my article on that might provide a better fit. I might not be the best fit for high volume information. Do a search for “focused question cluster” in the search box to the right; my article on that might provide a better fit.

]]> By: hooked1020 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7577 hooked1020 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:53:55 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7577 I am Occupational Therapy graduate student and currently taking 4 classes. Course work is generally anatomy/body mechanics focused. Each class has large volume of material to be read week. Typically we have an exam every 2 weeks. Is this particular method useful for this type of volume and course work? I am Occupational Therapy graduate student and currently taking 4 classes. Course work is generally anatomy/body mechanics focused. Each class has large volume of material to be read week. Typically we have an exam every 2 weeks. Is this particular method useful for this type of volume and course work?

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]]> By: Nate http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-6067 Nate Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:55:24 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-6067 From experience with a summer cell biology class that I am currently taking, I can say that after trying "Question Clusters," the bulk of the information was not organized in a way that would accommodate the extent of the material in such a short time. However, the act of typing and sorting the information into clusters could very well be a benefit in itself. Maybe I will try this during a semester, but as far as this nearly month long summer class goes, I prefer/plan to understand and explain individual powerpoint slides (similar to the method explained in "How to Take Notes on Powerpoint Slides"). Besides that, I have answered model multiple choice (similar to those on exams) in order to flag areas or topics in which I should allocate more time. From experience with a summer cell biology class that I am currently taking, I can say that after trying “Question Clusters,” the bulk of the information was not organized in a way that would accommodate the extent of the material in such a short time. However, the act of typing and sorting the information into clusters could very well be a benefit in itself.

Maybe I will try this during a semester, but as far as this nearly month long summer class goes, I prefer/plan to understand and explain individual powerpoint slides (similar to the method explained in “How to Take Notes on Powerpoint Slides”). Besides that, I have answered model multiple choice (similar to those on exams) in order to flag areas or topics in which I should allocate more time.

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