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‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops (www.dazeddigital.com)
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The vast majority of students rely on laptops – and increasingly AI – to help with their university work. But a small number are going analogue and eschewing tech almost entirely in a bid to re-engage their brains

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

For rote memorization, sure.

I'm more talking about conceptual things, say, in math. You don't need to memorize it, but you do need to remember how it works. For that, I find the textbook to be the most helpful, and class time is to help understand the textbook. For that type of thing, I don't need to reference my notes in the future, I mostly need to pay attention in class and revisit the material again later to make sure I got it. Handwriting can help with that type of retention.

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