Whichever method you choose, don’t leave class until your note expansion is complete (or, if that’s not realistic, take care ...

How you prefer to take notes is very personal. Some folks swear by the tactile nature of pen and paper — others feel they’d never be able to keep up without the speed of a keyboard. But is one ...

Taking notes digitally is convenient, but if your goal is retention, it may not be your best bet. Try handwriting instead.

It often happens that we read books and listen to lectures in class, but when the need arises, we can't remember what we learned. This story resonates with almost every student preparing for school, ...

In the front of each notebook, make a color-coded directory to remind yourself what each pen or highlighter hue represents, then stick to it. You can, of course, do this if you're typing your notes in ...

Glancing across a Dartmouth classroom, it can be hard not to notice the different ways students take notes. Some hands, with pen or pencil in hand, rapidly fly across a sheet of paper, while others ...

Tired of writing class notes by hand? Digital note-taking offers many practical advantages. We show you how to use Microsoft OneNote to format, organize, and preserve your class notes. I’ve been ...