Note-Taking

The process of recording information during lectures, meetings, or presentations. In education, note-taking is an active learning strategy that helps students stay focused, cognitively process material, and retain information — benefits that occur even if notes are never reviewed afterward. For students with low vision or legal blindness, note-taking presents a significant accessibility challenge because it requires rapidly switching between far-sight tasks (viewing the board or slides) and near-sight tasks (writing), each of which may require different magnification devices. Assistive technologies for note-taking include camera-based systems, screen magnifiers, and digital recording tools.