Anyone who has attended a law school lecture in the last decade knows this sight: row after row of students typing on laptops, each taking down a nearly verbatim transcript. At the same time, anyone ...

Handwriting might be a lost art, but educators should make sure it lives on in the classroom. According to a new study , Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer of Princeton University and UCLA Los Angeles ...

Headed into an important meeting? Grab a pen. Taking notes longhand will help you remember information better than typing them out, according to new research from a pair of psychologists from ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scrble is a freehand note taking Windows 8 app that is well suited for devices without a ...

Old habits die hard. That’s especially true for note taking. Despite a plethora of digital gadgets — laptops, smartphones, phablets and tablets — pen and paper remains popular among note takers. Why?

Distractions posed by laptops in the classroom have been a common concern, but new research suggests that even if laptops are used strictly to take notes, typing notes hinders students’ academic ...