Study Challenge Level 6

Tip of the Week: Organizing Your Notes

Do you write out notes or type them up during class? What about while reading your textbooks? When you go back to your notes to study, you might find that some of your notes are difficult to read, that the stuff you really need to know is hard to find, or that the way you organized your notes on paper doesn’t lend itself to memorization. Organizing your notes into a condensed study packet is a great way to make the most of your notes. For this week’s required task, choose a class you really need to study for. Go through your handwritten or typed notes from lecture, discussion, and reading, and highlight the information that is most valuable to you (e.g. definitions or formulas you know will be on a test or ideas that you are still trying to make sense of). Type out or rearrange this information in a way that makes the most sense to you: an outline, bullet points, or even a narrative, depending on the type of class and the way you learn best. Print your notes and staple them together. You now have a condensed, easy-to-read study packet for your next test!


Complete at least 4 of the tasks below to finish this level. Tasks in bold are required. Collect signatures where indicated. Make sure to read all the directions for each task—no partial credit will be given.

Team Info
Tasks

Complete the LC Study Challenge Assessment, which you will receive by email on Monday, 10/12. You must answer every question in order to get points for this task. (required!)

Two points


Write a paragraph or two reflecting on your success so far this semester at meeting your individual and team goals. Also, set some goals for the rest of the semester.) Be sure to address the following questions: How successful were you in meeting your goals? What new study skills or academic resources you learned about during the Study Challenge helped you meet those goals? What skills/resources did not help you as much? (required!)

One point


Type your handwritten notes (or organize your typed notes) for one class into a condensed study packet. Upload a copy of your packet below. (See tips for making a study packet above)

Two points

Class notes
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.

Attend a UNL-sponsored academic or cultural event (i.e. not a sporting event) on campus! Events might include, but are not limited to:

  • Exhibit at the Sheldon Museum of Art
  • Exhibit at Morrill Hall
  • Event at Kimball Recital Hall

Write the name of your attended event below.

Two points


Go to an academic building on campus that you haven’t been to yet for an hour-long study session. (required!)

One point


Reward your team for a job well done! Which of your team goals did you accomplish? Tweet a photo of your team celebrating your accomplishment. Include #LCstudy, your team name, and what goal you met in your post.

Two points

Bonus Points

Turn in your completed Level 1 by noon on Friday, November 3 for 3 bonus points.