Elaine Handley: "Having Students Keep a Dialectical Notebook"

A useful learning tool I often require of students is a dialectical notebook.  I encourage them to choose a spiral notebook of a size they feel comfortable writing in and that is easily transportable. Inevitably, a student asks if the notebook can be maintained on the computer, which I allow, but I ask them to always have at least a small notebook to jot a note in while reading or to bring to a study group session or independent study meeting.