{"id":699,"date":"2006-05-04T09:28:01","date_gmt":"2006-05-04T14:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studytools.psych.und.nodak.edu\/wordpress\/?p=699"},"modified":"2006-05-04T09:29:04","modified_gmt":"2006-05-04T14:29:04","slug":"ban-laptops-in-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/04\/ban-laptops-in-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban Laptops In Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

As some K-12 institutions are considering 1-1 initiatives, some university profs want to ban laptops in their classes (MSNBC<\/a>). The explanation for their position is that students are off-task. It is unclear if the problem is that students are attempting to take notes and not participating in discussion or working on other things.<\/p>\n

I am not sure what to make of this. It is true that a laptop provides an alternative when things are boring – I use mine this way when attending sessions at conferences. Of course, I also take notes and lookup things mentioned by the presenter. There must be a better way to establish priorities – e.g., evaluate particiaption if that is a priority.<\/p>\n

So – is the laptop worse than the alternative – taking notes by hand and doodling or writing a letter home? Perhaps the profs distrust the assessment that the students of today are different and thrive on multi-tasking.<\/p>\n

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As some K-12 institutions are considering 1-1 initiatives, some university profs want to ban laptops in their classes (MSNBC). The explanation for their position is that students are off-task. It is unclear if the problem is that students are attempting to take notes and not participating in discussion or working on other things. I am … Continue reading Ban Laptops In Class<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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