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Locate — find content for learning

The locate step involves gathering the content you need for learning. Sometimes this may be easy. The course may prescribe texts and materials for you. At other times you may be learning something that few others have, so you have to forge your own way. You may be somewhere in the middle, with some texts prescribed for you and some further research to do.

This section describes:

• Content sources including books, texts, instructors, lecturers, the Internet, computer based training, students, others in the field, biographies, video, and others
• What to look for while searching for content. Contrast theoretical information with practical and useful knowledge, and how to tell the difference.
• Specific content collection techniques — note taking, highlighting, and organizing your notes.
  • Note taking covers what to write down, use of white space (eg Cornell technique), getting used to writing in your own books, and use of alternative formats
  • Intelligent highlighting covers why highlighting is an important skill, and how its misuse can be dangerous to good learning. Includes what to highlight, when to highlight, use of colors, use of notes with highlighting, and transfer of notes to other formats.
  • Note organization tips include using summary or index, rating what you find, and checking against your training plan to ensure adequate coverage.