Welcome to Digital Learning Today. In this episode, Jeff Bradbury explores the strategic systems that shape the future of education, focusing on Instructional Coaching, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Learning, and the latest Educational Technology Trends.
In this episode, Kelsey Schroth, product director at Notability, discusses how AI and digital tools are transforming classroom learning, emphasizing the importance of handwriting, organization, and active engagement for students.
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In This Episode …
- The evolution of Notability from iPad to cross-platform use
- How AI is integrated into classroom workflows
- The importance of handwriting for memory and learning
- Strategies for organizing digital notes and searchability
- The future of AI as a study partner and learning aid
- Balancing digital tools with tactile learning
- Supporting students in transitioning from notes to understanding
- The significance of handwriting in early education and critical thinking
- Best practices for technology use policies in schools
- The potential of AI to personalize and differentiate learning
Chapters:
- 00:00 Introduction to Handwriting in the Digital Age
- 00:29 The Role of Technology in Education
- 00:54 Introduction to Notability and Its Impact on Education
- 02:12 Notability Across Devices
- 03:21 Classroom Capture and Audio Tools
- 03:59 The Role of AI in Education
- 06:43 The Importance of Handwriting in Learning
- 09:53 Engaging Students with Their Notes
- 12:02 From Note-Taking to Understanding
- 13:05 Organizing and Searching Notes Effectively
- 15:50 Success Stories and Future of Notability
- 17:36 Organizing Notes for Success
- 19:06 Addressing Concerns About Technology in Classrooms
- 21:46 Classroom Device Guardrails
- 23:29 The Future of AI and Original Thought
About our Guest: Kelsey Schroth
Kelsey Schroth is Product Director at Notability, the note-taking and productivity app used by students, teachers, and professionals across iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, and web. For more than four years, she has led product strategy for Notability's Core note-taking features, its Education vertical, and its AI-powered Learning features — helping students turn handwritten notes, audio, and imported files into tools they can actually study from and teachers get more out of digital learning. She's driven by Notability's broader mission of building a tool people reach for well beyond a single semester: something closer to an indispensable thinking and organizing partner than just another note-taking app.
Before Notability, Kelsey spent several years at Tinybeans, the digital parenting platform, helping parents stay connected to their families and find community through their children’s early development. Earlier in her career, she worked in support and growth at Zearn Math, an EdTech nonprofit — an early foothold in education product work she's carried through to Notability.
Kelsey studied Theater Arts at New York University, and she credits her stage background with much of how she approaches product work today — a storyteller's instinct for framing a problem, and a performer's comfort with public speaking and rallying a room around a shared vision.
About Ginger Labs & Notability
Ginger Labs is a leading productivity app developer known for its best-selling app, Notability. Launched in 2010 with the first release of iPad, Notability provides students and working professionals with innovative digital note-taking, productivity, and study features. The application has been the most popular productivity software on the App Store since 2013.
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