- Ravi Vakil’s “The ‘Three Things’ Exercise for getting things out of talks” is written for graduate students but is relevant to undergraduates attending colloquia as well.
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Weber, K., & Fukawa-Connelly, T. (2023). What mathematicians learn from attending other mathematicians’ lectures. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 112(1), 123-139.
If you are aware of helpful listening or note-taking resources, whether specific to mathematics or not, please contribute them for this page.
General resources for listening and taking notes (not specific to mathematics)
- Boch, F. and A. Piolat, “Note Taking and Learning: A Summary of Research” The WAC Journal, Vol 16, Sep 2005, pp. 101-113.
This article addresses the following four questions: What are the functions of note taking? How are notes taken? How does note taking facilitate the study of the different factors that play a role in the understanding and learning of knowledge? How can note taking be taught?
