To do this project, I used my written notes from QTM 100 and differentiated different types of studies and wrote details about them. I made sure to include drawings and colors to help myself memorize, and I bolded important words. Doing this assignment really helped me more than I thought it would. I know I’m a visual learner, so it makes sense that I felt like I could grasp the content more, but I didn’t realize how much of an impact it would make. I was looking back on the notes after doing the assignment and I really had everything memorized, despite not taking type to specifically memorize the notes. It also helps me that I used little drawings for things because I was able to memorize the drawings on my path to memorizing the notes. I think now, I realize that I’m someone who needs to be doing visual notes in conjunction with written notes because it drives home the concepts. I also don’t own an iPad and had to borrow my friends’, and this assignment made me want to buy one. This was a very enjoyable assignment and taught me a lot about myself as a learner. https://engrd101f25.davidmorgen.org/sketches/sketch-3-visual-note-taking/
Credit to Bob Fan
I don’t think the visual notes would be more helpful than the written ones as revision material. However, the process helped me gain a better understanding of the concepts since I had to digest the content before translating them into another medium. I realized that there are mostly results in my sketch instead of the mechanisms that caused them. In my written notes the mechanisms are shown in graphs which is already a visual component. In class we learned about diminishing marginal productivity, the benefit and cost of trade and the utility curve. I drew them separately but they are connected by more fundamental economic principles.
https://openclipart.org/detail/342829/sierra-leone-map
I choose this as my badge because my family is West African, specifically from Sierra Leone. A huge part of why am I the way I am today and where I am is because of the support of my family.
In the process of making this visual note drawing, I began looking at my sociology class in a new light. When I was taking notes in this specific class, I was writing a variety of information in random order. Since I was given a good deal of information in one sitting, I was only able to take in a small amount of what I was listening to. However, when I looked back on the physical notes I took, I began looking at the information from a chronological perspective. Instead of looking at the information in a jumbled form, the information started falling into place from step 1 to 6. After drawing out my notes, I could better understand what I had written down because I could see it visually. Now looking at my visual notes and how its helped me understand my physical ones, I see that I learn best when I visualize the information. During this process of visualizing my notes and drawing onto paper, I not only took in the information in a whole new way, but i also got to explore my creativity skills.
Assignment link:https://engrd101f25.davidmorgen.org/sketches/sketch-3-visual-note-taking/
Hello everyone! For Sketch 3 I tried something new: I turned my HIST 100 lecture on public memory into a single-page picture. I didn’t draw during class; I finished my regular notes first, then rebuilt them as some figureswith some notes beside each of them. I limited myself to tiny phrases and a few icons, so that they won’t get take too much space. The page also works as a retrieval cue: when I review terms like “memory laws” or “Victory Day,” I immediately recall the related figures and connections. Surprisingly, the drawing process felt like studying; selecting what to keep forced me to prioritize, paraphrase, and organize—skills I want to keep practicing. Laying it out this way made the lecture, events, themes, and examples finally sat in one frame.
While creating these visual notes, I realized that I was double-checking all of my work in order to make sure that I would be drawing the correct thing. In a way, this was good because it forced me to check my work and make sure that I truly understood what I had written down in class. I discovered that having to break it down into images was helpful and allowed me to further grasp the concept. Personally, I enjoy drawing, and I liked incorporating little images into my notes, so this was a fun experience. What was helpful for me throughout this process was tracing images that I found on the internet and changing them into something that worked in my notes. I was expecting my visual notes page to be a lot more packed with information, like my class notes. However, because of the use of images, it helped tell the story of my notes more clearly.
While creating these visual notes, I realized that I was double-checking all of my work in order to make sure that I would be drawing the correct thing. In a way, this was good because it forced me to check my work and make sure that I truly understood what I had written down in class. I discovered that having to break it down into images was helpful and allowed me to further grasp the concept. Personally, I enjoy drawing, and I liked incorporating little images into my notes, so this was a fun experience. What was helpful for me throughout this process was tracing images that I found on the internet and changing them into something that worked in my notes. I was expecting my visual notes page to be a lot more packed with information, like my class notes. However, because of the use of images, it helped tell the story of my notes more clearly.
Original notes:
Visual Note Taking:
While creating image notes, I noticed that I remember the Bio Lecture content better than I did before I started drawing visual pictures. I realized that it is challenging to transition from traditional note-taking to visual note-taking. I had to plan what to draw and how to express the meaning from my notes so that my drawings matched the concepts accurately. In this assignment, I used Procreate and basic digital comic drawing skills along with text in a contrasting color (red) to contrast between the drawings and words. I found this process very interesting, and it helped me engage more deeply with the class material. Drawing pictures supported by text was very effective for me to learn, especially since, as I mentioned in my first narrative, I am more of a visual learner than someone who learns best through reading words alone.
In school, I have always been a visual learner. Whether it be through photos of graphs, I found it much easier to learn concepts and ideas through visuals. This assignment embodied my learning style. I chose to make my FIN 201 notes visual because I thought that would be the most real world applicable. I used a buyer (the stick figure) and the product he was trying to buy (mangoes) to personify the laws of supply, demand, and quantity demanded, which are all connected. I enjoyed this assignment very much because it allowed me to use my preferred style of learning to convey what I have learned in the class.
Link back to blog post: https://engrd101f25.davidmorgen.org/sketches/sketch-3-visual-note-taking/
