Writing my notes down on paper allows me to get all the information down quickly. If I was to only take notes by my computer, then I do not believe that I would be as successful as this method. I am a visual learner, so I learn best from when I write things down. This method is helpful to me because I am writing, typing and recalling things. When I get to typing my notes, then that gives me a chance to organize and recall information. Sometimes my professors will bring something up that is important, but not related to the current topic and I draw an arrow to where it would go. My other classes I use their slides, or casebook to help outline my notes, but this class is different. This is helpful to me because it is repetition, so when I am preparing my outline I have multiple way to which I can understand the information to see the big picture. She repeats herself a lot, and I try to get down everything even if she already said. I do not write down policy and cases for this class because the rule elements that come from the case are most important. Since there is not much writing on the slides, it is important that I get down everything she says verbally. She has slides, but they are mainly pictures with case names. This professor probably uses slides the least. After, I go home and pull up the slides to make sure I didnРІР‚в„ўt miss anything and type my notes. I take notes from the slide, and write any addition things that he has to say about the topic out loud. He goes through each element in depth, and I try to get the plain English way to say the rule. He leaves the slides up for a while which allows me to take down all notes. My professor teaches directly from the slides that he has presented. I made the mistake of not doing that last semester, and it caused a lot of stress during finals. Something that I do different now is to write down policies for each case. That allows me to still listen and outline in class, and when I get home I can fill in. I try to fill in any gaps of possible confusion. I follow the book since we do not have access to his slides until after the chapter is finished. I also write out the elements how he says it, as well as write it down from the slide that is the direct language.

So, I follow along in the book, and hear what he is saying before I write any new information down. What I mean by this is that his slides sometimes state things that he hasnРІР‚в„ўt go to yet. In this class I mainly follow his voice and not his slides. I know I will not miss the information because what he doesnРІР‚в„ўt get to he will put it back on the board next class. This is to make sure that my notes are organized. Once he points out what he is going through on the board, then I write it down. So, if he doesnРІР‚в„ўt get to it, then my notes look confusing. I have now stopped doing that because he puts up all the information that he hopes he will get to. I used to copy everything on the board down at the beginning of class.

He writes on the board, presents PowerPoint slides, and talks fast. My professor in this class requests no technology to be used in class, and does not post his slides until he has finished the whole PowerPoint. For her class, I pull up the slides as I go through and type my notes to make sure that I did not miss anything because she goes through her slides fast and sometimes I miss things. After class, I go home and type my notes. When a professor says something like this, that means that you are probably going to see a similar fact pattern when you go in to take an exam. When we go over the case in class I make sure to get all the background facts and things related to the case because she explicitly stated that we should know the fact patterns because they are likely to come up again. I try to get all the various wording of elements as presented because each one could has the possibility of helping me in the future. Sometimes, she will restate an element, but in a more clear way. I always to try write down the elements in plain English, so when I go to study I know what is going on. After, she explains what each element means in plain English. She presents rule elements as they are in the restatements in her slides. I try to make the most of my time by writing down most if not all that is presented on the slide while also writing on the side what she says out loud. My professor for this class puts a lot of words on her slides while talking fast. I do this so when I am in class I can get everything down, but when I get home I can organize my thoughts. For all my classes, I type my class notes at the end of the day when I get home. When I first started law school it was hard to keep up with long PowerPoint slides, while still trying to write everything that the professor says. Taking notes in law school is very fast pace.

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