System for taking notes

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that when executed by a plurality of processors cause:

• automatically determining that a plurality of notes taken by a plurality of users using a note tool were taken in conjunction with the plurality of users participating in a particular activity, related to a particular learning object, using an activity tool that enables participation in the particular activity;
• generating metadata for each note of the plurality of notes based, at least in part, on at least one of:
• a semantic analysis of content of the note;
• content of the particular learning object;
• note creator performance information that indicates how the user that created the note performed on one or more tasks;
• note reader performance information that indicates how users that read the note performed on one or more tasks;
• or
• professional performance information of the user that created the note;
• storing data that associates each note of the plurality of notes with the metadata generated for the note;
• and
• performing a further action on the plurality of notes based, at least in part, on the metadata generated for each note.

An online teaching system comprising:

• a plurality of durable storage media configured to store notes and associated metadata generated for each of the notes;
• a plurality of processors connected to the plurality of durable storage media;
• instructions that, when executed by the plurality of processors, cause:
• automatically determining that a plurality of notes taken by a plurality of users using a note tool were taken in conjunction with the plurality of users participating in a particular activity, related to a particular learning object, using an activity tool that enables participation in the particular activity;
• generating metadata for each note of the plurality of notes based, at least in part, on at least one of:
• a semantic analysis of content of the note;
• content of the particular learning object;
• note creator performance information that indicates how the user that created the note performed on one or more tasks;
• note reader performance information that indicates how users that read the note performed on one or more tasks;
• or
• professional performance information of the user that created the note;
• storing, on the plurality of durable storage media, data that associates each note of the plurality of notes with the metadata generated for the note;
• and
• performing a further action on the plurality of notes based, at least in part, on the metadata generated for each note.