“Thinking with Your Hands:” A sketchnoting workshop with Dr. Aimee Morrison

On Friday, May 17 at 1:30 pm, Annual Lecturer Aimée Morrison will lead a hands-on workshop for NMCC affiliates interested in learning more about sketchnoting as a research practice. Tea will be served and art supplies will be provided!

Spots are limited – RSVP here! 

Grad students will receive priority, with any remaining spots going to faculty, staff, and undergraduate students in order of RSVP.

What is sketchnoting?

Also called visual note-taking, sketchnoting is the use of diagrams, symbols, drawings, doodles, illustrations, and other visual cues in combination with written notes. This creative, graphic note-taking style can improve focus and help with retention and synthesis of key information from a lecture or reading, and may be particularly helpful for neurodivergent folks. Here’s a quick video intro from Mike Rodhe, who has published a couple of books on the technique: