Laptops Are Great, But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting

Re:Laptops Are Great, But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting by gowld on Monday November 27, 2017 @07:40PM (#15793225)

> First to remember what was said in class,

Why is your professor not writing down or recording this important information? At worst, 5 people per lecture should be transcribing and merging notes and sharing with everyone else, not 100 people per lecture.

> writing down what you hear makes you better understand

Yes, you should handwrite a copy of the book/notes/whatever, at an appropriate pace for you.

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Re:Laptops Are Great, But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting by Griffinsauce on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @02:23AM (#15795148)

Did you read the article? Verbatim copying is exactly what is less effective than having to translate to your own words.

The best way to understand something is to have to explain it. Writing your own summarized notes is a light version of that.

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