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VISUAL NOTETAKING 101WORKSHOP NOTES

April 2016

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In this Short Presentation:

Google Search

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Who am I?

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Who are YOU?

Where -

Specifics?

business or pleasure

Discussion/Activity 1WRITE WHITEBOARD (1)

At this stage, each attendee introduced themselves and provided a little information about why they attended - for business, pleasure or to shift their thought...

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Visual notetaking is a process of representing ideas non-linguistically. (i.e. 'drawing pictures'.)

Visual notetaking can include concept mapping, but also more artistic ways of visually capturing and representing ideas.

showwithmedia.com/visual-notetaking/

Definition:

WHAT VISUAL NOTE TAKING IS

Defined As:

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What IT ISN'T

V NOT limitingV NOT for specific levelsV NOT for 'Artists'V NOT for linear thinking/breaking linear thinking by branching thoughtV NOT a once off* V NOT verboseV NOT for Perfectionists*

* - - PRACTICE makes perfect - - *

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Who, Why & Where

PEOPLE

BUSINESS PLEASURE

STUDY'More engaging'

'Stimulates thought' through Finding CONNECTIONS

'FUN''Extreme Doodling'

'MEMORY'JOGGING

ENHANCING

'Time Saving'

USING CUESVERBAL/VISUAL

CAN'T PARAPHRASEMORE UNDERSTANDING IS

NEEDEDVERBAL to VISUALTHREADS

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Discussion/ActivityEXAMPLES

Google Search

Google Search

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Examples Con.td.

Google Search

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Examples Con.td.Even the most complex of concepts can be broken down... but how easy are they to decipher? Well, yes probably easier than text... and yet...

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Examples Con.td.

124 Step ProcessHow?VISU

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PLANNING

Materials StationeryDigital Media ColoursPensUnlined PaperHard Backing

Practice

Active Listening

Note Taking Exercisese.g. TED talks

Sketching

Common ObjectsSpecifics

Build your own Visual Dictionary

Nouns/VerbsAdjectives

Research

Synonyms/AntonymsThe Noun Project

Google VerbsGoogle Icons (brands, maps, money et.c)

Inkflow, DAGi, Bamboo Paper, RnB for THinkers

TOOLS

METHOD

PREPARATION

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Write a 'TO DO' listThink of VERBS/NOUNS you use regularlyWRITE ON THE WHITEBOARD and REVIEW

Discussion/ActivityPERSONAL/LIBRARY

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ACTIVE LISTENING

Remove distractionsListen to sign and sound

Feedback/ClarifySummarise - VERB/AUD

Connect the dots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2z9mdX1j4Ahttps://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm

AUDITORY CUES

UNDERSTAND OR ASK!

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"...Given all this listening we do, you would think we'd be good at it! In fact most of us are not, and research suggests that we remember between 25 percent and 50 percent of what we hear. That means that when you talk to your boss, colleagues, customers or spouse for 10 minutes, they pay attention to less than half of the conversation." https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm

Discussion/ActivityACTIVE LISTENING

Consider the facts about listening... we retain so little... This section is about rebuilding 'listening' skills from bottom up... like getting back to the gym after a long break...

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Discussion/ActivityPERSONAL/LIBRARY

TO DO LISTS ARE SOMETHING WE GENERALLY DO FOR OURSELVES... ACTIVE LISTENING IS NOT REQUIRED

NOW... LISTEN TO SOMEONE ELSES LIST

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https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better/transcript?language=en

Discussion/ActivityPERSONAL/LIBRARY

https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better?language=en

197:05 - 7:15

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SYNTHESIZING/THINKING VISUALISING

SUMMARISING

ACTIVE LISTENING

Remove distractionsListen to sign and sound

Feedback/ClarifySummarise VISUALLY

Connect the dotsTEXT

IMAGESHIERARCHY/STRUCTURE

Lets look at how weSYNTHESIZEINFORMATION

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Discussion/ActivityREVIEW

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Discussion/ActivityREVIEW

Google Search

A picture might tell a thousand words, but it's the text, and images along with the structure/hierarchy that tell the story...

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Discussion/ActivityREVIEW

Google Search

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dEGoJdb6O0Discussion/Activity

Understanding people - ACTIVITY

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THERE IS ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MINDFUL SYNTHESIS AND VISUAL SYNTHESIS:

SKETCHING OUT V.S. MINDFUL MAPPING

If you want to really mindfully relay information, and visually capture it, introduce adjectives, slow things down a bit:

VERB + NOUN + ADJECTIVE

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SYNTHESIZINGTHINKING

DISTINCTION - IMPORTANCE

HIERARCHYSTRUCTURE

GROUPING

TO IDENTIFY MAIN POINT FROM SUPPORTING DETAILSVISUAL MNEMONICS (MEMORY GAME)

VISUAL CUES

EMPHASISINGKEY POINTS

UNDERSTANDING DIFFICULT TERMS FILTERING DETAIL

INTO CONCEPT

SYNTHESIS

VISUALISATION

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SYNTHESIZINGTHINKING

EMPHASISINGKEY POINTS -

ORGANISING RELATIONSHIPS CONCEPTS AND LESSONS

HELPS MANAGE FLOW OF INFORMATION

STRUCTURECHARTSMAPS

GRAPHS

Discussion/ActivityHow to:Order a CoffeeTimeline WWI\WWIISetting up a TentSewing a Badge

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Who are YOU?

Where -

Specifics?

business or pleasure

Discussion/ActivityDIAGRAM WHITEBOARD (II)

STRUCTURECHARTSMAPS

GRAPHS

IDENTIFY TRENDSIDENTIFY PATTERNS

CONNECTIONS/DATA YOU NEED TO EXAMINE

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SYNTHESIZINGTHINKING VISUALISING

SUMMARISING

ACTIVE LISTENING

Remove distractionsListen to sign and sound

Feedback/ClarifySummarise VISUALLY

Connect the dots

TEXTIMAGES

HIERARCHY/STRUCTURE

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VISUALISINGSUMMARISING

AFTER UNDERSTANDING

GATHERING KEY CONCEPTS,

RELATIONSHIPS AND SYBMOLS THEN

TRANSLATING INTO VISUALS

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Discussion/ActivityDRAW YOUR AVATAR/PEOPLE/RELATIONSHIPS

Drawing people and locations for your visual library takes time and practice. Each attendee drew a story using the star man:

Example

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Sketching

Common ObjectsSpecifics

Build your own Visual Dictionary

Nouns/VerbsAdjectives

Research

Synonyms/AntonymsThe Noun Project

Google VerbsGoogle Icons (brands, maps, money et.c)

TOOLS

METHOD

TAKE NOTEVISUAL

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Discussion/ActivityHOW TO BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY - THE NOUN PROJECT

www.tanyahempson.com/visual-scribe

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Examples Con.td.

Google Search

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Discussion/ActivityPICTIONARY

Google Search

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Discussion/ActivityHOW TO BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY - THE NOUN PROJECT

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Discussion/ActivityPICTIONARY AND KEY CONCEPTS

Discussion/ActivityHow to:Start a hobbyLeave a situationChange an eventLearn a LanguageListen to the radio

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https://youtu.be/3tJPeumHNLY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRJG46hUAW8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5DJC6LaOCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0hfVmCP_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFk1HvlCho

RESOURCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2z9mdX1j4A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJPeumHNLY

https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm

TED - https://www.ted.com/talks/sunni_brownhttp://blog.ted.com/a-field-guide-to-ted-graphic-notes/

VISUAL SCRIBES -http://www.catherinemadden.com/

http://www.scriberia.co.uk/scribing/

http://www.visualscribe.ca/#thevisualscribe-1

STUDY FURTHER -https://become-a-rockstar-scribe-at-school-or-work.teach-ery.co/register

http://smartupvisuals.com/scribing/

• random word generators • adjectives/nouns/verbs • draw your day • notetake a TED talk

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