Best program for lecture notes

Posted by Brad91
Jun 8, 2016 at 04:06 PM

Slartibartfarst wrote:
Jeffery wrote:
>>...I always used Cornell Note Paper regardless of the topic. It wasn’t
>called that specifically, though. It was in spiral-bound
>>notebooks. One can make one’s own Cornell paper here:
>https://incompetech.com/graphpaper/cornelllined/
>_________________________________
> >Absolutely.
>Teach the student to use pen/pencil and paper before teaching them to
>use computer tools.

I agree with that and studies have shown its value. However, many lecturers are difficult
to understand and a recording can help untangle a nonlinear or otherwise difficult presentation.
I suggest and approach to capture the value of both methods, that is one of the recording pens
that enable one to take notes and also record the lecture while linking hand notes to
related parts of the recording.

The real key to note-taking is what is done subsequently with the notes taken. It takes work to
turn lectures into leaning; lucky are the few who have extremely good audio recall. But even then,
the information must be organized and digested. The key element is to have the raw material to
digest. Taking many notes in a class is only good if the notes are totally verbatim, or reflect
immediate cognitive processing, which is not always possible, or provide a basis for more
comprehensive expansion based upon recall triggered by the notes.

In sum, the best technique depends upon the person, the quality of the presentation and
the overall use and processing of the material.