Journaling and note taking helps the brain to remember. The
Cornell Note Taking System is helpful for students and has been in use mostly in colleges since the 1940s. Research backs confirms that writing stimulates the brain as a person writes with pen to paper more than typing on a computer. The movement of the hand with a writing device and the brain telling the muscles in the hand to recall the letter shapes and the words that make meaning is very intensive, so it tends to help the brain remember what was written. The brain also loves illustrations and color. We can remember better when there are different ways to stimulate the brain and wake it up to make it notice and make connections. The thing we need to do is to stretch our ability to observe details
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With several note taking doodling books out there, I decided to learn from Sylvia Duckworth mostly because she is also into EdTech. She is an Apple Innovator and Educator as well as a Google Certified Innovator. Right up my alley! I bought the book,
How to Sketchnote: A
Step-by-Step Method for Teachers and students by Sylvia Duckworth and I am exited to learn what it has to offer to help with note taking. She says right on the cover: visual note-taking made easy, so we shall see. Since this book is more about organizing the information received, I am learning this method in addition to the Monart method that is more about observing the environment and art itself.
