For example, many professors share their lecture slides after class, removing the necessity to diligently record every detail shared in class, according to Braginsky. In terms of the debate over ...

Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture hall today, you will hear students tapping on laptops.

For example, the reMarkable 2 ($429 at Amazon) won’t support Kindle books, but it does offer a great design and a streamlined note-taking experience, though only in grayscale.

For example, in Plumbago’s case, the app appears to be an attempt to compete with Paper by FiftyThree, a top note-taking and sketching application for iOS devices.

Tired of writing class notes by hand? Digital note-taking offers many practical advantages. We show you how to use Microsoft OneNote to format, organize, and preserve your class notes.

You can’t even format the text. Its plainness makes it as close to pen-and-paper note taking as you’re likely to find in an app. Simplenote.

Three quarters of trusts in England that responded to a survey by The BMJ are still reliant on paper patient notes and drug charts, despite progress towards electronic records and prescribing.