As I've working my way through the How to Learn course on Coursera, this seems to correlate with the information presented there. A core component of learning i

As I've working my way through the How to Learn course on Coursera, this seems to correlate with the information presented there. A core component of learning is taking the idea presented and condensing it into your own words. That helps it stick in your long term memory better. I think the reason presented here is valid, writing requires a person condense the ideas, since unless you have master shorthand, it's hard to copy a person's speech word for word, while it's easy to learn to type fast enough to transcribe.