Brian and Judy, as always had some thought provoking discussions that really expand how we as designers should be considering or conscientious of the courses we are creating and the tools we are using.
I wanted to practice my sketchnote taking. I really need to learn how to draw people better, however I was almost able to do this particular set in real time. I pause only twice to re-listen to some points I missed, but new I wanted to capture.
Something I should have mentioned in my last posting about sketchnotes, was that as I had learned in my research, my focus on what was being said is much stronger. I tend to be someone that always multitasks while listening to webinars and to that end usually truly miss most of what is being said. By having to pay attention more closely so that I can ensure that what I am hearing I am translating into images/analogies I am focused on the talk that is being presented and recollecting the material more easily.
Seems like my messy writing has finally been put to good use.
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Excellent, Tracy!
Your last paragraph is supports the research exactly. Sketching while listening to a 'talk' lends to a more focused attention. Great job and look forward to your next Sketchnote!
Tracy, I love your comments on this. I too could use a better notetaking method, and one that focuses my attention more on the task at hand. Thanks for the shoutout and for sharing your process!
I'm impressed with this sketchnote idea. Like Judy, I think this is a method that would work well for me.
I think another important point to make is that sketch notes are for the creator, not as a learning tool for a reader. These notes become important too you and help solidify your learning, but I while I was scanning your sketch notes it was difficult for me to piece it all together.
The concentrated focus by you the creator is the big take away. I think a third party viewer might get something out of sketch notes if they were able to watch them being created while listening to the recording. And there may be some nuggets that can be gained by just looking at the final image. But in general I would say that we all need to get better at doing this for ourselves in order to gain the optimal learning experience.
So incredibly true Brent. Depending on how they are created they do very much become hieroglyphs. Unless you know how the images flow over the page they would make little sense. That being said, I have seen a few in my research that can more easily be interpreted. Ones that specifically have path arrow to guide you through and ones that capture panel discussions seem easier for a third party to interpret.
Good point that I need to consider that closer moving forward should anyone else want to look at them and for my own recollection.
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