Technology and Note-Taking in the Classroom, Boardroom, Hospital Room, and Courtroom

Publication date: Available online 16 June 2016 Source:Trends in Neuroscience and Education Author(s): Pam A. Mueller, Daniel M. Oppenheimer To date, technological interventions in note taking have been generally unsuccessful in improving performance. One reason for this lack of success may be that developers focus on making note-taking easier, while neglecting how the technologies could affect the other psychological processes underlying effective note taking. Importantly, since note-taking serves different purposes in different situations, the effectiveness of various technologies will also be situationally dependent. In this paper, we explore four distinct note-taking settings: the classroom, the boardroom, the hospital room, and the courtroom. In each section, we quickly review important past research before addressing the current state of note-taking in that arena, with special attention given to technological interventions. We conclude each section with a short discussion of what kinds of new technologies would be most helpful for note-taking in those situations.
Source: Trends in Neuroscience and Education - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research