About DAVE Notes

Who it is for

Students in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and pathway courses, at about upper-intermediate level (CEFR B2). In a lecture you have to listen, decide what matters and write, all at the same time. That is hard. This app lets you practise it in short, focused sessions.

One session takes 10 to 15 minutes: get ready, learn one skill, listen and take notes, check your own notes, use them to answer questions, review the lecture, and set a goal.

How the lectures were made

The lectures were drafted with AI and checked by the teacher. Lectures that the teacher has not finished checking show a Draft content label.

If a lecture has no recording yet, your device’s built-in computer voice reads it. The app does not use AI while you are using it.

Your data stays on this device

• The app stores your notes and photos only on this device, in this browser.
• Your notes, photos and recordings are never uploaded. Nobody else can see them, including the teacher.
• There is no sign-in, no account and no tracking or analytics.
• To delete everything, go to My progress and press Clear my data.
• The page loads its fonts from Google Fonts. No notes or personal information are sent.

Why you check your own notes

Self-checking is part of the skill being trained. Good note-takers check their own notes and know what they missed. So in this app, you compare your notes with a list of key ideas that the teacher has checked.

The app does not mark your notes and it cannot read handwriting. Photos of paper notes are only there so you can look at them while you check. The numbers you see come from your own answers.

What the app is based on

• Learning one small skill at a time works better than just “taking notes”.
• Good notes have the main ideas, the important details and a clear structure. The number of words does not matter, so the app never counts them.
• The layout of your notes (Cornell, outline, mind map) matters less than what is in them. Use any layout.
• You can use any language, symbols, arrows and drawings.
• Notes help twice: while you write them, and when you use them later. So every session asks you to use your notes.
• Guessing how well you did, then checking, helps you learn to judge your own learning.

For teachers

A printable page of all lecture scripts is available for recording the lectures. Made by Dave Nab.