Eclectic Technology

This post provides a look at the "basics of sketchnoting" which you might think of as visual note-taking. Combine sketches and images, and you hvae sketchnoting, which is different than "graphic facilitation" ("one person listend to a group and graphically represents the key points of the discussion").

The post discusses note-taking in school today (which of often linear) and that students have little "interaction or engagement with the material." Sketchnoting requires "listening, thinking, and visualizing at the same time." For more information click through to the article.

As Temple Grandin says, "the world needs all kinds of minds." and some of those minds "think in pictures". Doodling is a form of external thought that allows you to visualize the connections you are making while thinking. Scroll down to see Draft 2.

Note taking...something we want our students to do, and often it is taught as a study skill as an outline. But many of our students are visual learners. This post explores using mind maps and doodling as forms of note taking. 
Research has shown that mind mapping works well "as a tool for organization, comprehension, and note-taking." 

Doodling also works well for many visual learners. This post quotes Temple Grandin "the world needs all kinds of minds." If a student thinks in pictures doodling allows them to visualize connections. More information on this is in the post as are links to a number of resources.