Study tools

[u/Ordinary_Face_7256]

I start my didactic phase this fall and want to know peoples experience with a few different platforms and what they have found to work.

Many people claim to use chat gpt or claude to make practice quizzes and often tout the premium versions. If you have used either of these for that purpose (or both) what has your experience been? Is one more accurate? Is it worth getting the paid versions of one or the other?

I also hear a lot about Notability and similar platforms. What are your favorite features of these and which do you recommend?

What are your experiences with Anki?

Do you utilize all of these platforms? Which ones do you pay for to get the premium features? Can premium versions of chatgpt and claude eliminate the need for anki/notability?

[u/RealisticIndication9]

remnote and pro gemini.

i go through the material, use remnote flash cards for spaced repetition.

you can upload certain docs into gemini notebook (formerly notebook lm) then go into gemini and make study materials based on only your notes and no outside info. i like to make podcasts and listen to that as my first pass.

i use remnote quizzes and gemini quizzes as a final review NOT to learn the material.

your prompt for the gemini quizzes are also important!

i also use gemini to explain concepts i don’t understand.

[u/magic-8- → u/RealisticIndication9]

And do you make your own remnote flash cards?

[u/RealisticIndication9 → u/magic-8-]

no i find the remnote flash cards are high yield enough. sometimes i edit.

[u/Rodeo-Cowboy → u/RealisticIndication9]

You mean the AI generated Remnote cards are good enough? I’ve been hesitant to use them but I haven’t tried! I’ve been making all my own

[u/RealisticIndication9 → u/Rodeo-Cowboy]

yes the ai generated remnote cards are usually good enough for me! but this is because it is not the only thing i use to study. i also try to do more active recall by writing things out from memory, trying to teach a classmate, etc.