What does the role of revision in classroom note-taking research offer PKM advocates? 
Most of what I write about PKM and Second Brain focuses on relating the vast body of high-quality research on academic note-taking to what many of us do outside the classroom as independent learners. The nonclassroom use of no
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/12/09/what-does-the-role-of-revision-in-classroom-note-taking-research-offer-pkm-advocates/
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Peer editing: Better to give than receive
I became interested in the development of writing skills through feedback focused on alternatives to the teacher or professor as editor. I worked with educators who developed writing skills and was acquainted with the time demands of providing feedback and had my own experience reviewing students’ theses and dissertations.
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/07/13/peer-editing-better-to-give-than-receive/
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Highlighting in the age of digital content
I have highlighted much of what I read for probably 50 years. I started in college, and I tried different approaches, sometimes highlighting with different colors. My preference was the slim highlighter in yellow. When I began reading using my phone, iPad, and Kindle, I learned how to highlig
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/05/05/highlighting-in-the-age-of-digital-content/
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Writing down a crisis
I began working on a post about the similarities of expressive writing and writing to learn some days ago. In the meantime, the stock market and the general attitude of the country took a decided nosedive. I could not ignore a possible interaction between this dramatic negative mood swing and the original focus of expressive writing so I will just recommend writing to those
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/04/08/writing-down-a-crisis/
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Linear narrative chains
I have become fascinated with what I now call linear narrative chains (Hays and colleagues, 2008). The phrase is appropriately descriptive in how we experience life including reading and listening to lectures and explains why reprocessing such inputs is important to understanding and learning. What the phrase indicates is that inputs come at us as a s
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/03/08/linear-narrative-chains/
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Notes and the Translation Process
I recently read a research article (Cohen and colleagues, 2013) about students notetaking in college lectures that included interesting observations about the challenges students face. First, information comes at students quickly and to decide what to record and then manually recording what is selected is very demanding preventing little more t
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/02/24/notes-and-the-translation-process/
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The Space Between Encountering Information and Application
One way to characterize Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) is to suggest it involves the analysis of actual and potential tactics applied between encountering information and application. I came to this topic with a background in the development and evaluation of technology tools f
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/02/01/the-space-between-encountering-information-and-application/
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Notetaking in the lab and the wild
Human behavior can be scientifically studied in the laboratory and the wild. This is the case with notetaking and other study behaviors. When politicians use the phrase “the science of learning” it can be misleading to the public because science in laboratory settings and in the wild can seemingly lead to different conclusions and related rec
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2025/01/05/notetaking-in-the-lab-and-the-wild/
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Notetaking – Your brain is lazy
My favorite writer who focuses on classroom learning is Daniel Willingham. He has a way of explaining and applying research that is both approachable and actionable. My interests and vocational focus overlap with the topics of his books allowing me to be appreciative of his insights and his creative way of communicating the mindset of educators and
https://learningaloud.com/blog/2024/12/30/notetaking-your-brain-is-lazy/
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