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The Master Notebook Goes Digital

© 2016 Landmark College Institute for Research and Training Linda Hecker 1

Linda Hecker [email protected]

Associate Professor, Lead Education Specialist

2016 IDA Conference

Why Take Notes??

• Helps students to understand the materialpresented in the class

• Serve as reference material for later study

• What else?

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Why Take Notes

• Keeps students active during lectures

• Helps to clarify confusing information

• Improves long-term memory storage

• Better grades on tests


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Note taking: High Cognitive Load

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Executive Function

Language Processing

Working Memory

Piolat, Olive, & Kellogg (2005)

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• Effective Storage

• Deep processing

Requires integrating listening, interpreting, sequencing, and recording skills

What are the challenges for Students with Learning Differences

• Illegible handwriting

• Poor spelling

• Slow processing

• EF Difficulties– Sustaining attention, focus, and effort

– Prioritizing information

– Organizing information

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Research on Note-taking Practice•Computer-aided transcription supports working

memory, better notes, better recall (Bui, Myerson,& Hale, 2013)

•Converting to a visual format improves comprehension and recall (Weishar & Boyle,1999; Makany, Kemp & Dror, 2009)

•Deeper processing supports better recall (Hyde &Jenkins, 1973; Cermak & Craik, 1979)


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Shallow vs. Deep ProcessingShallow DeepRote rehearsal• Repeat• RereadFocus on superficial aspects• Spelling• Listings• Factual detail

Elaborative rehearsal• Meaningful associations• Critical analysis of distinctive features• Analysis of organization• Personalized connections• Practice appropriate retrieval (emulate

testing formats)

Overlearning Automaticity


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www.samford.edu/how-to-study/Linda Hecker, 2013

Modulating Cognitive Load: Empowering Students

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Learning strategies to manage tasks

Empowers students to develop critical thinking

skills

Good organizational skills Feelings of control over

learning

Process approach supported by technology

Efficient learning and effective time management


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Traditional Master Notebook

• A Process and a Product

• Integrates reading, writing, and organization

• Taught to all Landmark College students


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spaced studyrehearsal

overlearning

STUDY PRINCIPLES


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MASTER NOTEBOOK

test preparation

study process

active learning

time management

filing system

organization


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Semester Calendar

Course Syllabus

Daily Calendar

of

Assignments

& Appointments

class notes

handouts

tests/quizzes

completed

homework

The Master Notebook


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xeHh5DnCIw&feature=related


Master Notebook Process

Objective 1 …

• Enhance a student's ability to capture informationand ideas

Objective 2 …

• Enable students to strategically process information by revising notes


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MNB Process: Recording/Collecting Notes


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MNB Process: Completing, Organizing, Manipulating Notes


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The Master Notebook Process

Daily:

• Take a complete set of notes on 2-

column note paper.

• Within 1-24 hours after class, revise

notes.


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Note revision:

• Pull out main ideas

• Highlight key points and importantvocabulary

• Compare notes with a study partner to fill ingaps


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Note revision:

• Ask questions on the opposite page –“sweat page”

• Draw visuals to represent information

• Summarize

• Self-test to check understanding andretention


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All text on this “Sweat Page” was

added after the lecture REVISED NOTES

Q

SR


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Computer-based Notes

MS Word Tables• Handwriting

• Spelling

• Search


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Note-taking Apps


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Why Digital Note-taking?

• Customizable environment

• Multimedia capture

• Visual markers

• Easy search and navigation

• Designated “collections” or notebooks

• In-the-cloud storage

• Synchronization


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How to Select Apps?Adapted from Banerjee, Brinckerhoff, Prasad, 2013

• Accessibility: is the degree to which an app makes course content obtainable to diverse learners.

• Usability: is the degree towhich an app can be easily navigated and operated.

• Effectiveness: is the degree to which the features of an app can support a skill andproduce a selected outcome.

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Customizable Evaluation Matrix

Necessary Features

Desired Features

Accessibility

Usability

Effectiveness

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Note-taking Apps

Necessary Features Desired Features

Accessibility

• Access to handwritingtools, typing, audiorecording, camerarecording andannotations

• Highlighting of text andimages

• Zoom-in feature• Accessible on internet

via Cloud storage (Dropbox, Google)

• Audio recording that syncs with text andphotos

• Color coding • Variety of drawing

and annotation tools• Selection of page

formats• Robust editing tools• Synchs across devices


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Usability

• Effective user guides, demo or video tutorial

• Ease of recording andplayback

• Intuitive, attractive design

• Flexible organizationinto Notebooks

• Automatically syncs with cloud andmultiple hand-heldand tablet devices

• Multiple options for Cloud storage (DropBox, Google, Evernote)

Note-taking Apps


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Note-taking Apps


Effectiveness

• Good audio playback tosupport language processing

• Input variety to promote note-taking, recall andcomprehension

• Annotation tools for note revision

• Word search

• Class notes, lectures or presentation slides can be imported toserve as reference material for laterstudy

• Folders andcategorization options to support better note-taking and organization

Apps Review Sites

• http://www.edutopia.org

• http://www.iear.org/

• http://www.edudemic.com

• http://teacherswithapps.com/

• http://educationappreviews.com/Education_App_Reviews.html


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Note-Taking App: Notability

Source: http://www.gingerlabs.com/

Organizing Notebooks


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http://www.edutopia.org/

http://www.iear.org/

http://www.edudemic.com/

http://teacherswithapps.com/

http://educationappreviews.com/Education_App_Reviews.html

http://www.gingerlabs.com/

2016 IDA Conference 3/19/2016


Note-taking as a Process1. Recording/Collecting


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Note-taking as a Process2. Completing, manipulating, and organizing notes


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1st Objective

Enhance ability to capture information and ideas


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Options for recording

• Built-in Handwriting Option

• Record audio synced to notes


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Options for customizing format

• Customizing Notes

– Paper format

– Outline, bullets

– Paper color

– Ink thickness

– Ink color


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2nd Objective

Enable students to strategically process information through revising notes.


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Unrevised Notes


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Organizing Notes from Notability

• Pull out main ideas

• Highlight key points and importantvocabulary

• Identify and fill-in gaps in your notes

• Work with a partner if you are takingphysical notes

• Reference the audio recording if available


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Revised Notes


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Revised Notes


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Outlining with Notability


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In Practice


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