Listening to NPR's ""Talk of the Nation" a little while ago, I heard a GWashington Law School prof describing his recent decision to prohibit laptops in his classes. He reported that, after an initial outcry from his students, students became accustomed to doing things the old way, i.e., listening and taking notes by hand. As I recall, ~ 80% reported that they actually felt more involved with the class and didn't mind the change.
Do you have a policy regarding laptop-use in your classes? What's been the reaction to it? Is there a campus-wide rule regarding their use? The obvious Q concerns whether retention by the students of what goes on in any given class is affected either way by having access to a laptop during class time. (I can't resist adding that it is my recollection that most students retain precious little of what goes on in the typical class. Also, I realize that there's a three-post daily limit in TiPS; this one'll be my last for today.) DKH --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
