Google recently offered NotebookLM users an exciting opportunity. Personal Notebooks can now be shared with others. The shared version is read-only, so the curator need not worry that unknown individuals could modify the existing work. Collaborative use of such a tool would represent a different opportunity.
I have written multiple posts focused on note-taking, collaborative note-taking, and the focus of AI on personal notes. These posts were related to, but a side focus of a career as an academic investigating study behavior and examining the application of cognitive theories of learning to taking notes. In a way, I have taken notes for years, focused on note-taking research. I have access to digital notes and highlights associated with hundreds of journal articles and books.
In a recent post, I described my approach to uploading a large body of these notes into NotebookLM, and now I can offer this content to any interested individual. I encourage you to take a look. What might be unique about my content is the amount of material and the personal process of generating this content through annotation and highlighting. My hope is that others will make similar offers.
When you use the link I provide (end of post), you will encounter the following interface. Ignore the references to Obsidian — this is the tool I use to accumulate digital content. This material was uploaded to NotebookLM. Try chatting with my content — green box in the middle, or use some of the suggestions made under the rightmost Studio column. I accumulated content mostly focused on study behavior, classroom applications of technology, and reading skills.
Here is a sample prompt you might try — How does the effectiveness of taking notes on paper compare with taking notes using a digital device?
Here is the link for access. It is not necessary, but if you have a reaction, I would appreciate a comment. Again, I think there is an opportunity for sharing here and hope offering my notes will provide an example.
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