My freshman year, I freaked out when midterm season rolled around, because I had no idea how I was supposed to study. Midterms in college can be daunting. It feels like there's so much more pressure ...

During WWII, a colonel from Alaska asked Prof. Emeritus Walter J. Pauk to draft a brief guide on how to teach his soldiers to read and study effectively for their correspondence courses. The guide ...

NoteBook 2.1 Adds Syncing, Cornell Note-Taking System — Circus Ponies Software has released NoteBook 2.1, a notable (heh!) upgrade to their information organizing tool (see "The Well Worn NoteBook" ...

Divide notebook paper into 3 sections, as shown in the diagram. Write the course name and date at the top of each page. Occurs during class itself. Record facts, ideas, and examples. More important ...

The Cornell Method is a note-taking technique that involves dividing your page into two columns: a larger one for main notes and a smaller one for cues or questions. During a lecture, jot down your ...

A while back, in my corporate days, I was experiencing this far too often. So I went back to my college days and pulled out a note-taking method I used to use, one of the most popular note-taking ...