Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab 
Preregistration Required
Define Sketchnoting: Provide a clear definition of sketchnoting and its key components, including visual elements and text.
Explore Benefits: Discuss the advantages of sketchnoting, such as improved retention, creative expression, and effective communication.
Develop Basic Skills: Help participants develop fundamental sketchnoting skills, including creating simple visual representations of ideas.
Boost Confidence: Build participants' confidence in their sketchnoting abilities, emphasizing that artistic talent is not a prerequisite.
Practice Techniques: Guide attendees through various sketchnoting techniques, such as using shapes, icons, and layout strategies.
Apply in Context: Encourage participants to apply sketchnoting to real-life scenarios, like taking notes in lectures or meetings.
Feedback and Improvement: Foster a culture of feedback, allowing participants to share their work and receive constructive input for improvement.
Create Personal Style: Empower participants to develop their unique sketchnoting style and adapt it to their specific needs.
Integrate into Workflow: Provide guidance on how to integrate sketchnoting into daily routines for enhanced productivity and learning.
Inspire Continued Learning: Motivate attendees to continue exploring sketchnoting beyond the workshop, providing resources and references for further skill development.
These objectives aim to ensure that participants leave the workshop with a solid understanding of sketchnoting, practical skills, and the motivation to incorporate this valuable technique into their personal and professional lives.
5 mins- Connecting with audience/gathering experience on OneNote/Sketchnoting
5 mins- Evidence/research as to how sketchnoting supports positive brain function
20 min- OneNote tour. Emphasizing organization, accessibility features, and how to navigate around the platform
25 mins- Modeling how to sketchnote by having participants sketch alongside us, give examples of everyday use in classrooms, and participants will see themselves as a creator/sketch note taker
5 min- Reflection on making a plan to implement sketchnoting in the classroom
Exploring Potential of Sketchnoting as a Tool for Constructing Learner´s Knowledge in Geography
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1341649.pdf
Science Sketchnotes: Techniques and Strategies for Visual Note Taking in
Science and Education
https://uclic.ucl.ac.uk/content/2-study/4-current-taught-course/1-distinction-projects/16-22/liu_yu-hsuan_2022.pdf’
Sketchnoting: A new approach to developing visual communication ability, improving critical thinking and creative confidence for engineering and design students
https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/1ac3e1ae-18a2-45cd-ac0b-1a835805db13/content
Research Paper:
The drawing effect: Evidence for reliable and robust memory benefits in free recall
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1080/17470218.2015.1094494
Blog Post
The Power of Visual Note-Taking: This blog post discusses the advantages of visual note-taking and how it can improve learning outcomes. It includes practical insights and examples.
https://www.edweek.org/education/opinion-the-power-of-visual-notetaking/2016/12
Video
TEDx Talk: Doodling to Help Memory and Concentration: This TEDx Talk by Sunni Brown explores the cognitive benefits of doodling and visual note-taking. It's an engaging video resource to inspire participants.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sunni_brown_doodlers_unite
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