Notion — Your Connected Faculty Workspace

• All-in-one workspace — notes, databases, course plans, and task lists in one place
• Build a personal course repository — syllabi, lecture outlines, assessment drafts, all linked
• Useful for: lecture planning, meeting notes, research tracking, student project management
• Works on browser, desktop, and mobile — syncs across devices
• AI layer built in — summarise, rewrite, expand, or extract action points from any note

Google Docs — The Familiar Tool You Are Already Underusing

• Already in your workflow — no learning curve, no new login
• Gemini AI built into Google Docs — draft, summarise, rewrite, and expand directly inside the document
• Use it to convert rough bullet points into full lecture notes in one prompt
• Collaborate with colleagues in real time — co-author course material without version conflicts
• Integrates directly with Google Drive, Slides, and Gmail — your entire teaching workflow in one ecosystem
• Best for: quick drafting, collaborative course development, and LMS-ready document creation

Obsidian — Your Personal Knowledge Base

• Local-first note-taking — your data stays on your device, not on a cloud server
• Uses bi-directional linking — connect concepts, topics, and ideas across notes like a knowledge graph