Stand at the back of a crowded lecture hall any given morning, and you’ll get a full picture of the different note taking methods students employ at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Some opt for ...

Laptops are ideal for taking course notes. They’re portable enough to carry with you to every class, they have built-in keyboards and touchpads for fast typing and navigation, you can doodle and ...

Despite a recurring stream of educational fads, lectures still dominate teaching approaches. In spite of such teaching reforms as "hands-on" learning, small group collaborations, project-based ...

Note-taking is a fundamental learning strategy that has evolved alongside educational practices and technological advancements. Contemporary research demonstrates that the method of recording ...

Penny Van Bergen receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Google and the Marsden Fund. Emma Burns receives funding from the Australian Research Council, is an associate editor for the ...

If there is one essential skill that students should master in schools and universities, it is the art of taking good notes. Notes that are not copied and pasted from professors' slides, not even the ...

There's more to consider than just what supplies to buy this year (though we'll help with that too.) When you're a student, your notes are your lifeblood. With more online options than ever for ...

Imagine this: you’re in the middle of a brainstorming session or a lecture, and a brilliant idea strikes. You scramble to jot it down, but by the time you’ve opened your notes app or found a pen, the ...

Traditionally, this means taking notes. But I wonder if note-taking is a dying art. I don't see many students taking notes from lectures or web pages or U-tube videos. Or textbooks (highlighting is a ...