Research suggests that hand written notes, either using pen and paper or stylus and tablet, help to encode and retain new information more efficiently than typing notes. For each course I teach, I provide a student-friendly research paper that supports hand-written notes.

In addition to providing the paper for them to read, I also created an AI generated podcast version of the paper that allows students to hear the information in a more informal format.

Podcast version: The pen is mightier than the keyboard

Paper version:

Mueller, P. & Oppenheimer, D. (2014). The pen is mightier than the keyboard: Advantages of longhand over laptop note taking. Psychological Science, 25, 1159-1168. doi:10.1177/0956797614524581.

Syllabus text of electronic device policy