The last step in preparing for the week is to create tasks in Omnifocus. It makes noticing connections a lot easier. I used to include my reading notes directly in the Weekly notes, but after noticing a few of the assigned readings were papers I’d already read for another class, I switched to keeping my notes directly with the papers themselves, linking each class to the single note for the paper. While I’m in Goodnotes, I also export any readings from the previous week to PDF and delete the previous week’s category.īack in Evernote, I create notes for each of the new readings and link to them in the weekly note using the Copy Note Link feature.

Newly assigned readings get put into Goodnotes on the Mac. Next, I download the assigned readings for the next week as well as the lecture slides from the previous class from the course site on Blackboard. I just turn off notifications so I’m not pestered by dates.) Until Evernote decides to add the feature, this is the next best thing. They serve as a workaround to pin notes to the top like Apple Notes.

(Note in the screenshot above I have two reminders listed in the sidebar. It’s broken down into Administrative (typically action items or important information about the course), a list of assigned readings, an area for taking notes during that week’s lecture, and a place for the lecture slides. Setting Up for the WeekĮach week before class, I duplicate an existing copy of my weekly course notes to save time typing out my preferred format.

I rely on two main apps ( Goodnotes and Evernote) and both my Macbook Pro and iPad Pro. Now that I’ve had my iPad Pro for a while, I’ve finally settled into a routine for managing my course notes.

Evernote export to goodnote