How about a digital audio recorder to record the lecture...and a digital camera to photograph the board/diagrams?
On 4/22/09, Mark Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/22/09, Peter Van den Wildenbergh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi List, >> >> >> Anybody aware of a good FOSS program for taking notes in a (science) >> class? >> >> Was thinking to buy a wacam board for all the weird formulas and >> drawings. >> >> Need some software that can handle both text and drawings... + organize >> it >> per class/date ... >> >> >> Does this exist? >> >> >> Thx >> >> >> Peter > > There may be appropriate software, but from my experience, introducing > a computer (even a tablet) into the classroom has produced more > negative than positive results. > > (note: in the following situations, I say "you", but I really am > referring to things I've done myself, and have seen others do as well. > YMMV, so don't take my opinions as cold-hard facts.) > > The #1 problem seems to be that for every extra second you spend > fussing over getting your drawing done right on the tablet, or getting > the notation right in an equation, you've lost one second of attention > to the subject at hand. > > I imagine, with practice, you could be as proficient with the tablet > as you are with a pen and paper, but you really need to ask yourself, > "is it worth it?" > > I tried for a few weeks to take notes on a notebook computer, but in > the end, it was much better to just stick with my previous method (5 > colors of pens, and custom note-taking paper I made with OpenOffice, > all shoved into a clipboard [1].) > > The #2 problem seems to be the additional distractions that > laptops/tablets introduce. Email, IM, Facebook, games, etc. all take > your attention away from class, and it takes longer to get your focus > back than I bet you're willing to admit. > > Even looking up a subject on Wikipedia (or somewhere else) during > class seems like a good idea... until you realize you weren't paying > attention to something for 5 minutes... and it takes 15 minutes to > catch up on it by yourself later (if you do it at all!) > > > Other problems: > - Distracting other classmates (even just your computer's noises) > - Classmates distracting you (can you look this up for me?) > - Battery dying (or setting up / taking down your PSU) > - Weight (heavier than a clipboard, anyway) > > > Anyway... even even if someone had told me this, I probably still > would have tried taking notes on the computer... so have fun, and good > luck! > > -Mark C. > > [1] > http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Grip-N-Go-Storage-Clipboard-29994/dp/B0006HWZ9G > (also available at Staples) > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
