Question

define the term: kinesthetic. how does this relate yo note making?

what are disadvantages to taking class notes by computer?

what are advantages of takinh class notes by computer?

Answer 1

1) Kinesthetic learning (American English), kinaesthetic learning (British English), or tactile learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations. As cited by Favre (2009), Dunn and Dunn define kinesthetic learners as students who require whole-body movement to process new and difficult information.Kinesthetic intelligence, which was originally coupled with tactile abilities, was defined and discussed in Howard Gardner's Frames Of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences in 1983. In this book, Gardner describes activities such as dancing and performing surgeries as requiring great kinesthetic intelligence: using the body to create (or do) something.

Margaret H'Doubler wrote and spoke about kinesthetic learning during the 1940s, defining kinesthetic learning as the human body's ability to express itself through movement and dance.

Viktor Lowenfeld used the term in his textbook for art educators, Creative and Mental Growth.

Advantages -

1. Interactive - Increases classroom engagement especially if virtual classrooms, Moodle or other such utilities come in to play for your lecture.
2. Practical - This is particularly useful for software engineering, computer science, programming language courses etc where it makes sense to immediately work on a new concept that is being introduced. This practical implementation is likely to increase conceptual understanding, familiarity with syntax, tools and IDEs etc as well as retention of those abstract concepts.
3. Backup - You can back up your exercises, lecture notes, assignment tasks or other such stuff to your local device as well as the cloud if you have Wi-Fi enabled so you have a back up of your work. It's a lot harder to lose/misplace a laptop than it is to lose a notebook.
4. Ready reference - If you have Wi-Fi enabled and internet connectivity, you can quickly find references and forums for concepts being discussed in class to gain a better understanding. You may also have your course syllabus, course plan, reference e-books and so on that you can immediately refer to clarify any doubts that may arise.

Disadvantages -

1. Distraction - Don't get me wrong, it is very easy to fall down a rabbit hole of distraction if you aren't going to utilize your laptop for academic purposes with things like Facebook, and now even "WhatsApp on PC", you might miss out on what is happening during the lecture, which is what you pay tuition fees for, so that's a definite loss.
2. Necessity - Is it really required for your course work, or are you just going to be watching cat videos etc in the back of the class with a set of headphones on and missing out on what's being taught by your professor?

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