I was most astonished to find an article called Does doodling make you smarter? It is not concerned with ICT but I still find it very interesting so I post it here.
A doodle is an unfocused drawing (geometric shape, character, text, landscape) you make while you pay attention to something else (listen to a lecture, speake on the phone). The article quotes a study at Plymouth university that proved beneficial effects on doodler's memory. People who were doodling during listening to a long boring phonecall recalled 30% more information than those who were only listening.
The result for teachers is clear then - let students doodle while lecturing in front of the blackboard and they will remember more :-)
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