<p>Do you think that a voice recorder will really help? I learn better through listening, so it would be nice to be able to record the lecture and play it constantly.</p>
<p>Well I doubt youll want to hear a 2 hour lecture over again when you get home. Notes helps me just fine in a university class im in now. Just pay attention lol I think i will stick with this method at Northwestern :)</p>
<p>No one tape records. It makes it impossible to study, as you can't really search for info and you have to listen to about 20 hours to 'study' for a test. Just take notes...not too detailed, but definitely not just the main ideas either. It might take a little while to find to right balance, but it really is the best method.</p>
<p>It's no point. Other than the fact that no one really does it, you can do it but I promise you that you won't have time later to listen to the lecture again. Either that or if you're looking for a certain line that the prof said, it's going to be frustrating to keep rewinding.</p>
<p>im gonna give another side of the argument although im only a hs senior who will probably not use a voice recorder.....</p>
<p>if you are a slow note taker you could always record the lecture and then take notes at a more comfortable pace or even add to your current notes to see if you missed anything. when i was at UCLA for a summer course i saw a few students use a voice recorder</p>
<p>a few people i know use voice recorders. if they miss something, they just put a star in the notes; after the lecture, they can go back and fill in what they missed.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't think anyone actually uses a tape recorder and listens to it all over again. The star idea above might be useful to some, though.</p>
<p>I only use my tape recorder when I have profs that give you all the answers to exams for the review. Recording is the only reason I made an A in Intro Radio/TV and Intro Psychology.</p>
<p>ill probably buy one and try it out when teachers say alot of really important stuff, like wats on test as hellokiki said.</p>
<p>At my old school I would tape-record the stupid convocations because I never paid attention. This is because I had a freshman experience course (which was bogus) that forced you to write papers on them. When I got back to the dorm, though, I would never listen to the convocations, make something up that sounded legit, and turned in whatever I could scribble down.</p>
<p>Convocations suck. Avoid them at all costs.</p>
<p>Note, you have to have prof's permission to tape record and there are many who will not allow it.</p>
<p>I just use my laptop. it's not like they can tell.</p>
<p>I don't do this very often, actually I only did it once last week and that's because I had some more important work to do while in class.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You'll need the permission of your professor to record his/her lecture.</p></li>
<li><p>You'll need a copy of Microsoft's OneNote and your laptop or TabletPC.</p></li>
<li><p>OneNote uses the microphone embedded in your laptop/TabletPC or a plug-in microphone for recording purposes.</p></li>
<li><p>As you type or write down your classnotes (if you have a TabletPC), you go to the Toolbar and place a timestamp on a note where you want to re-hear the audio. </p></li>
<li><p>Back in your dorm room or wherever, open your OneNote file for review and tap on the timestamp (using your mouse or stylus) and the audio should play back as to when you were taking down the professor's talking points.</p></li>
</ul>
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if you are a slow note taker you could always record the lecture and then take notes at a more comfortable pace or even add to your current notes to see if you missed anything
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You won't have that much time.</p>
<p>don't tape record lectures. Some profs allow this, but its a bad crutch. First you're doing more work than the other people, listening to the same material twice. Second, as you move on to smaller classes far fewer profs will permit it. And in the working world you never see people taping meetings (except for maybe criminal investigators, and you don't want to be in those kind of meetings!). Bite the bullet and learn to take decent notes. Its a learnable skill and you get better with practice, just like everything else.</p>
<p>I wouldn't tape lectures, but I'm a journalism major, so I do see tape recorders' uses. One suggestion, instead of a star, the recorder usually has numbers reeling as it records, so you can put the number so you know exactly where to go and can skip over places where you got thorough notes.</p>
<p>Just stick the tape recorder in your jacket pocket. It's not like the professor is the RIAA or someone who could take you to court over audio. Besides, you aren't going to be sharing it over the internet with everyone.</p>
<p>At my church we record all the services. If something happens (like someone gets to sing a solo) they get recorded whether they asked for it or not. If it can work in a church, why are some professors so stupid about it?</p>
<p>Maybe these professors are like most of the ones at Mount Union and are so into themselves they don't want to help the students.</p>
<p>Common courtesy? Also, if I'm not mistaken, recording without consent is also illegal in many states.</p>
<p>But really, most professors won't turn you down, so it shouldn't be a big deal.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments. And, I think I won't end up using one--I like mikemac's comment. It's true--I want to build up that skill!</p>
<p>intellectual property laws...but many profs don't care.</p>