Beth Porter is President, COO, and co-founder of Esme Learning and CEO of Riff Analytics. Porter is also a research affiliate at MIT. There’s more to a successful online course than talking head ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information you need to absorb when learning a new skill? Whether it’s mastering a language, diving into a professional course, or picking up a ...

Most college students know from experience that not all notes are equally effective. Research has shown that the quality of notes can make a difference in learning. Some suggestions: Material written ...

The primary purpose of note taking is to encourage active learning and to prepare study materials for exams. Developing note taking skills should help you organize information into an understandable ...

Artificial intelligence has learned to ace exams, write code and draft legal memos, but it still struggles with something every good student masters early: keeping useful notes and revisiting them to ...

As laptops become smaller and more ubiquitous, and with the advent of tablets, the idea of taking notes by hand just seems old-fashioned to many students today. Typing your notes is faster — which ...