Tool #10: Go Large: Chart Paper for Study Notes

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Do you always make study notes on 8 1/2 X 11 " loose leaf? Then mix it up! Try using large chart paper to make your notes. How will you fill that space? A central bubble with sub-ideas radiating outward? A time-line type of flow chart? A variety of boxes with different topics? Deciding HOW you're going to fill the chart paper, and with what, is where the learning takes place. And don't let yourself use more than one piece of chart paper, if possible. Giving yourself that limit makes you have to decide what is most important, and, again, that's learning. Don't forget to use colour-coding and include diagrams.

Note: If you fold chart paper carefully, it will reduce down to 8 1/2 X 11" and you can slide your carefully created notes into a page protector, to be pulled out again at the final exam.