Every school quarter, I spend the first week or two trying to decide how I am going to take notes.  Pen and paper?  Laptop?  Audio recording?  Ultimately, it depends on what works best for you to learn and to retain the information.  Sometimes your learning style (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, mixed) can provide a clue to the best way for you to take notes.  However, recent research reveals some surprising results on the difference between handwritten notes and typewritten notes.  The following article has an interesting perspective, and something for you to consider as you start off the new school year.  What do you think?

“Note-taking by hand versus laptop” by Joseph Stromberg  Click here for full article.