Do you think a recorder would have been/is useful for lectures? Or is note taking sufficient?
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Learning how to take a good, clear set of notes is a really handy skill--when I was doing undergrad, I felt like I got more out of processing ideas and writing them out than I did my first couple of weeks when I tried to work from recordings. Also, it's way faster to go through written notes than it is to re-listen to lectures, I think.
That said, do whatever works for you! As long as you're taking notes as well, recording probably can't do any harm.
Do you think a recorder would have been/is useful for lectures? Or is note taking sufficient?
Thank you!!
xo
Maybe. I personally would never sit listening to an mp3 of a lecture for 50 mins--far more efficient when revising to just read notes. Good for catching all the details though. Make sure to ask your lecturer's permission first though. It's the polite thing to do.