Engage in class and study effectively with the #1 recommended note-taking solution to boost knowledge, skills, and confidence
Melissa Fletcher
As part of a combined effort to promote student success, Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College are now providing Genio Notes, a note-taking support application, free to all students.
Melissa Fletcher, director of educational access and disability resources at DCTC, reported that the Genio Notes app allows students to make audio recordings of lectures while adding notes or thoughts to the recordings in real time. Faculty have access to this technology to provide note-taking support for their courses.
Allison Jenson
Genio Notes can generate a transcript of the recording; students can then translate the transcript into other languages and use it to create quiz questions to boost their study skills. According to Genio, the app’s transcription and captions tools let students pick which language is being spoken. Although the app currently supports more than 30 languages, the Genio Note user interface is currently only available in English.
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Allison added that Genio Notes provides students with additional study support to ensure they aren’t missing content during a lecture. Students may want to try out Genio Notes as a tool that can be used in conjunction with other note-taking strategies.
“This approach may help students improve their study habits by allowing them to review key concepts both visually and audibly,” she said. “Genio Notes has been used by college students all over the world, and many students have increased their ability to master content while enhancing their confidence in the classroom.”
Genio Notes is fairly user-friendly, but both campuses are looking at “how-to” workshops once fall semester 2025 is underway. Genio Notes will be offered with other note-taking strategies in collaboration with the Center for Student Success/Tutoring at DCTC.
The Genio Notes app is available now, but students will need to contact Melissa at DCTC or Allison at Inver Hills to set up the app. The college is working on creating an online link to the app before the semester begins on Monday, August 25.
Learn more about Genio Notes by contacting:
Allison Jenson
Director of Accessibility Resources
Genio Notes Project Lead
Inver Hills Community College
Office: Library 207
allison.jenson@inverhills.edu
651-450-3885
Melissa Fletcher
Director of Educational Access & Disability Resources
Dakota County Technical College
melissa.fletcher@dctc.edu
651-423-8469
