Learning to Listen to University Lectures
Listening is a thinking activity!

Ten Bad Listening Habits Quiz
See where you place in this listening quiz. Now, listen up. Take this quiz!

Learning by Listening   Word doc  
Dartmouth says that "Research shows that individuals can only recall 50% of what they hear and that 20-30% is incorrect!" Wow. How am I going to survive lecture classes? Find out here.

What is listening?   Word doc
Are you faking attention? Gotcha! What other traps do poor listeners fall into? Find out how to turn these into good listening habits.

Listening comprehension & note-taking: Recognizing lecture structure   
Get the key words for each part of the lecture. You can also listen to a mini example to get an idea of how a lecture works. Click on the word, structure, in the left hand column to begin.

Listening Skills for Lectures
Do you have strategies for dealing with the 10 bad listening habits?

Keys to Good Listening: the TQLR Process
Tune in to this process, plus see Effective and Ineffective Listening Habits.

Effective Listening
Just the basics.

In the Classroom - Listening and Note Taking
Here's a listening checklist!

10 keys to effective listening
Find out the secrets to listening!

Listening Skills
The average college student spends about 14 hours per week in class listening !