Supporting student success: inclusive learning environments with note-taking technology
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The document discusses the challenges of traditional note-taking methods, particularly for students with specific learning difficulties (SPLD) like dyslexia, highlighting how poor note-taking affects student engagement and performance. It introduces solutions through inclusive note-taking technology provided by Sonocent, which facilitates better information capture and organization. The document emphasizes a structured note-taking process that includes preparation, active listening, and post-lecture review to enhance learning outcomes.
Supporting student success: inclusive learning environments with note-taking technology
- 1. www.sonocent.com Supporting Student Success: Inclusive Learning Environments with Note-taking Technology Lee Chambers Business Development Manager Sonocent
- 2. www.sonocent.com Introduction • Note-taking benefits and challenges • Common techniques and strategies • Inclusive note-taking through Sonocent
- 3. www.sonocent.com Questions & Polls Visit slido.com and enter code 2472
- 4. www.sonocent.com Why does poor note taking affect student engagement with course content?
- 5. www.sonocent.com Why do we take notes? • Manage information and ideas • Identify and capture key points • Focus and engage in active listening
- 6. www.sonocent.com Better notes lead to better grades
- 7. www.sonocent.com Better results in assessments Exams PresentationsEssays
- 8. www.sonocent.com What limitations do students and faculties face when using ‘traditional’ note-taking methods?
- 9. www.sonocent.com What are the challenges? “I spend so much time copying down notes that I don’t express my own ideas” “I have reams of notes by the end of a lecture and I don’t know what to do with them” “I can’t write quickly enough and miss information on deadlines and tasks” “If several people are talking at once I lose track of the conversation”
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- 11. www.sonocent.com Oral presentation Note-taking is the biggest problem students at university with dyslexia feel they encounter* *Webster. D.M (2016). Listening to the Voice of Dyslexic Students at a Small, Vocational Higher Education Institution to Promote Successful Inclusive Practice in the 21st Century. Journal of Learning and Teaching Vol. 2, No. 1, p78-86. Students with SpLD struggle with note-taking Computer use Written course work Written exams Listening Remembering facts Concentration Handwriting Expressing ideas in writing Expressing ideas orally Time keeping General organisation Organising essays and reports Punctuation Note-taking Spelling 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
- 12. www.sonocent.com What makes it so hard? • Highly cognitively demanding activity • Listen, process & capture for long periods • Learn from multiple sources of information
- 13. www.sonocent.com How can an inclusive learning environment be supported with note-taking technology?
- 14. www.sonocent.com What is an inclusive note-taking tool? Aids study activities Multiple learning styles Available to everyone Works everywhere
- 15. www.sonocent.com Audience Poll What support do you provide to students to help them with note-taking? Visit slido.com and enter code 2472
- 16. www.sonocent.com No Notes Pros None? Cons Likely to underperform Need to work much harder afterwards
- 17. www.sonocent.com Hand Written Notes Pros Some information captured Cons People talk faster than you write Difficult to write and listen Hard to organise, easy to lose
- 18. www.sonocent.com Paid Note-takers Pros Professional note-takers Disabled student supported Cons Generic notes, not personalised Passive, not active process Can be very expensive
- 19. www.sonocent.com Smart Pens Pros Record audio while writing Playback audio after event Cons People talk faster than you write Difficult to write and listen Quality of audio often poor
- 20. www.sonocent.com Software Apps Pros Organise information easily Text, images, links, audio, video Cons People talk faster than you type Difficult to type and listen Notes can often lack structure
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- 22. www.sonocent.com Audio Recording Pros All oral information captured Ability to add index/bookmarks Cons Unable to annotate live Time consuming to review Provided too late after event
- 23. www.sonocent.com Lecture Capture Pros Distance Learning Flipped Classrooms Lab Demonstrations Cons Not universally available Unable to annotate live Provided too late after event
- 24. www.sonocent.com Best Note-Taking Process • Before: Download & annotate slides/PDF • During: Capture & highlight key points • After: Review, summarise & engage
- 25. www.sonocent.com Sonocent’s CARE Process Capture Annotate Review Engage Speech, Slides, PDF’s, Images Sections, Highlighting, Text Notes Playback, Summarise, Expand Export as Audio, Video, or Text
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- 30. www.sonocent.com Audience Poll Which environments or materials do your students study from? Visit slido.com and enter code 2472
- 34. www.sonocent.com Effective notes aid study activities • Create revision files • Compose essays • Practice presentations • Conduct research
- 35. www.sonocent.com Audience Poll Is your institution looking to implement new inclusive tools – if so, when? Visit slido.com and enter code 2472
- 36. www.sonocent.com Want to learn more about Sonocent? Lee Chambers 07843 579 452 lee@sonocent.com • Ask for a demo at our stand • Fill in a Tell Me More card and we’ll get in touch • Leave your email address for a report on the polling data we’ve taken today