Glean

What is Glean?

Glean is the personal study tool that helps you navigate classroom information and take notes effectively.

With Glean, you record your classes, attaching labels and text notes to important moments as you listen. After class, import lecture slides, convert audio to text, find quick definitions and more. 

Soon, you have a full set of multimedia notes all in one workspace; highly organized, easily searchable, and with everything you need to learn effectively from your lectures.

What are the common benefits of Glean?

Glean helps learners develop core study skills and habits, leading to reduced stress, improved confidence, and greater achievement. After one semester of use:

  • 88% of users find studying less stressful

  • 85% say Glean has helped them become a more confident learner

  • 90% improved their grades with Glean.*

* From the Glean Grades Challenge Report 2023, accessible here

Sign up for a live tutorial of Glean

Glean runs regular live workshops to help you make the best use of the tool. During these sessions, you’ll learn:

  • Why note taking is vital for your learning

  • The difficulties students face in taking good notes

  • How using Glean will help you take better notes that support your learning

Register for the next live Student Classroom tutorial here

Master note taking with the Glean Skills Portal

Need help with something? The Glean Skills Portal’s quick how-to articles and videos will help you become a note-taking pro!

Where can students reach tech support?

If something’s not working, or you have a technical question, please contact DSP Note-taking Services at dspnotes@berkeley.edu

How does transcription work in Glean?

If you’re interested in seeing how Glean can transcribe audio notes for you, please watch our helpful video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAzIT_hyOGE

Interested in learning more about Glean? Great! Here’s how:

Make sure to schedule a meeting with your DSP Specialist, if you do not already have Glean in your approved accommodation. Upon approval, your specialist will schedule you a Note-taking Consultation with DSP staff via Yellowschedule. 

For follow up help: 

You can reach out to DSP Note-taking Services at dspnotes@berkeley.edu and they’ll help you to get up and running in no time.