According to Penn State, there are 5 Rs of Note-Taking

1. Record: "During the lecture, write all meaningful information legibly."
2. Reduce: Prepare summaries of ideas and facts with keywords. Wikis allow such summarizing to be done by any member of the community.
     * "Clarify meanings and relationships of ideas"
     * "Reinforce continuity"
     * "Strengthen memory retention"
     * "Prepare for exams in advance"
3. Recite: An effective study method involves reciting in your own words what you have learned. You can do this by describing the new concepts to partners or business associates.
4. Reflect: Think about and take note of your own opinions during study. Attempt to creatively find answers to your questions.
5. Review: Quickly review older notes.

By joining GroupNotes.net, you can have excellent notes for each class or mentoring call. You can rely on the notes, and maintain your full attention to the lectures and mentoring. Frequent time stamps help you go back to recordings of the mentoring call during later review.

More details at http://tutorials.istudy.psu.edu/notetaking/notetaking8.html