Calls for active learning have been persuasive, but for many faculty members, abandoning lecture feels unrealistic, even ...

This article was updated on October 10, 2023, with additional contributions by Mars Girolimon. How you take notes can affect how much information you’re able to recall. You could make reviewing course ...

There comes an inevitable point in every student’s career when you find yourself enrolled in the most mind-numbing lecture of your life. It is almost always at 8 a.m., in the dingy basement that is ...

The primary purpose of note taking is to encourage active learning and to prepare study materials for exams. Developing note taking skills should help you organize information into an understandable ...

The following is a guest contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. For information on how to submit a piece to the Opinion section, click here. Last Wednesday, I sat in Green Hall having an ...

The course meets twice a week. Some lectures will be given by me, and others will be given by students in the class. Discussion questions and reading assignments will be placed on the web before the ...

If you’re a college student, keeping your notes (and yourself) organized can become increasingly difficult with every class, job, club, project, or other task that gets added to your to-do list. With ...

If you’re a student looking for the most advanced learning machine available, give laptops a pass — and pick up an age-old notebook. You’ll absorb and retain more information if you take notes by hand ...

Have you ever felt like your notes are scattered, incomplete, or just not working as hard as they could for you? Imagine a tool that doesn’t just store your ideas but actively helps you refine, ...