Learning from a Classroom Lecture: Handwritten Notes v. Laptops

A typewritten page is a highly desirable product and it would seem that taking notes in class with a laptop would help us learn better.

But a recent article in the Washington Post shows that more effective learning occurs with the old fashioned hand-written note-taking process. (In addition, I have to wonder about the sound of the typing and how very annoying it can be in a classroom setting. Then, too, with WiFi there is a temptation to go on line and not pay attention to what is happening in the lecture.)

Read the article here and see if you agree.

By Delphine Lytell

Librarian by profession; otherwise, a wonderful human being.

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