THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE KEYBOARD: IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL INK IN THE ENGINEERING, HUMANITIES, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMS

摘要

The use of digital ink devices in the engineering, mathematics, and science classrooms offers a promise of improved student learning and faculty teaching. To this point, however, assessment of the impact of digital ink technologies (both hardware and software) has only begun. Our project focused on student note-taking strategies during course lectures. The use of tablet PCs and DyKnow Vision software provided faculty the opportunity to share prepared notes while students could annotate those notes during class. Our results regarding the impact on student note-taking strategies indicate that students must re-imagine their traditional classroom role, from scribe to reflective learner.