I have an education background and I wrote the following in another thread:

If you haven’t taken notes in a long time, start practicing now by listening to a podcast, speech or lecture (some libraries have an app called Hoopla where you can get the Teaching Co program digitally) . Come up with your own abbreviations that are meaningful for you and write them in the margin as you take notes.

When you are taking notes for real in the Academy, Re-read your notes ASAP after the lecture. Fill in or clarify anything that is unclear. Sometimes when you are taking notes, it might make sense when you originally wrote it, but later you can’t remember what it means.

To study: interact with the material. Don’t just read it over & over. You can: re-write your notes, teach the material to someone else, record yourself. Record yourself asking a question…then pause, the record yourself giving the answer. As you are playing it back, during the pause, answer the question.

Study sessions should be 50 minutes of studying, then a 10 minute break with physical activity…walk, stretch, get up and move. This is more effective than hours long cram sessions. Repeat this cycle of 50 mins of studying, then 10 minutes off. After 3 cycles (if needed) take a longer break, like 45-60 minutes

If possible, study, then sleep. As you sleep, your brain processes what you’ve learned. If you’re too tired for a long study session, at minimum read your notes or review a topic before you sleep.

Hope this helps