I'm reminded of a professor who was aghast that a student was using a citation management tool. "Don't you enjoy the satisfaction of Last Name, Comma, First Name, Period...?" Well, actually - no. NotebookLM provides some normal textual tools that are useful for students like table of contents and short summaries. Things that we frequentl…
I'm reminded of a professor who was aghast that a student was using a citation management tool. "Don't you enjoy the satisfaction of Last Name, Comma, First Name, Period...?" Well, actually - no. NotebookLM provides some normal textual tools that are useful for students like table of contents and short summaries. Things that we frequently request from students, or urge them to use. But there are other tools too. I haven't had success with the timeline tool, but the executive summary is quite helpful.
In my own studies I scan my rss feed once a week selecting some articles for deep reading, some for short summaries, and some for the middle ground of executive summaries. Instead of grinding through articles that have been stacking up, I can enjoy bits and bobs along with the main course. When everything's winnowed down it's fun to put that all in at once and ask NLM to identify unique or unexpected connections, and then unique or unexpected contradictions. I'm literal enough of mind that NLM usually finds something that surprises me or that I'm interested in pursuing.
If I were a student again I would make use of the podcast generator to help review main points of articles required for class while I was commuting in to school. Maybe not profound reviews, but hearing it adds another dimension to one's studies.
I'm reminded of a professor who was aghast that a student was using a citation management tool. "Don't you enjoy the satisfaction of Last Name, Comma, First Name, Period...?" Well, actually - no. NotebookLM provides some normal textual tools that are useful for students like table of contents and short summaries. Things that we frequently request from students, or urge them to use. But there are other tools too. I haven't had success with the timeline tool, but the executive summary is quite helpful.
In my own studies I scan my rss feed once a week selecting some articles for deep reading, some for short summaries, and some for the middle ground of executive summaries. Instead of grinding through articles that have been stacking up, I can enjoy bits and bobs along with the main course. When everything's winnowed down it's fun to put that all in at once and ask NLM to identify unique or unexpected connections, and then unique or unexpected contradictions. I'm literal enough of mind that NLM usually finds something that surprises me or that I'm interested in pursuing.
If I were a student again I would make use of the podcast generator to help review main points of articles required for class while I was commuting in to school. Maybe not profound reviews, but hearing it adds another dimension to one's studies.