Note Taking 101

For over a century students have sat in a class and furiously scribbled notes using a pencil...or pen...and paper. Much to many teacher's dismay, students are slowly starting to take notes using the "beauty of technology". Now...don't get me wrong...I personally love using my computer in class to take notes. It's much more efficient and makes for neater and more organized study sessions when finals do come around. Eh...but as I look around from the back corner of the classroom I can't help but notice how so many students are using their technology for everything except for note taking. As I returned to CCU this year I was told by many of my professors that computers were no longer allowed in the classroom setting. I guess there has been research conducted that proves computerized note taking to be much less effective to actually learning the material than the Old Fashioned "scribble method". At first I was upset at this new revelation within the educational community...that is until I realized that I am one of a handful of students who only use my computer for taking notes. Am I disappointed or upset?...nah. You see...students pay for a college degree to learn how they are going to spend the rest of their short lives. Personally, I want to be fully prepared for the career that I have chosen as an educator. So...I promise my professors right now that I will be that one lone student who not only listens to you as you teach...and sometimes ramble and rant on and on and on...but I will also take sufficient notes to remember this specific information even after the final is over with and completed. You have my word.