Winsett says he won't be able to keep up if he has to rely on hand-written notes, which he says are incomplete and less organized.
That’s good. My handwriting is pretty bad, and my notes too were incomplete and ill organized. This had the advantage of forcing me to organize my notes after class instead of drinking and having a good time – but I enjoyed learning so it wasn’t all that bad for me.
Going over the incomplete notes helps to install the information in memory. Searching short term memory to decipher notes is reinforcement. Concentrating on the laptop and what you are typing does distract from what is being disseminated in class.
Going over the incomplete notes helps to install the information in memory. Searching short term memory to decipher notes is reinforcement. Agree. I seldom took "extensive" notes in class preferring to pay closer attention to the instructor. After class, I would refine the notes. I also got into the habit of reading a chapter and then immediately going back and outlining it in my notes. For me, the act of "writing it down" firmly implanted the material. When it came test time, just going back over the notebook rather then cramming from the textbook worked like a charm and saved a lot of time.