Comments on: More on laptops in lectures http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/05/12/more-on-laptops-in-lectures/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:31:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Jinks http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/05/12/more-on-laptops-in-lectures/comment-page-1/#comment-31069 Paul Jinks Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:50 +0000 http://www.tonybates.ca/?p=1858#comment-31069 Possible answers to Tony's questions: 1. Lecturers don't use technology in the same way as their students and they know it, it's hard for them to say with confidence that laptops aren't needed. 2. Using laptops/ipads/iphones/smartphones as an essential tool in class implies all students will have one. Until this becomes an institutional requirement, individual lecturers would be penalising less well off students. 3. Students want more contact with lecturers not less and at present this is perceived as face to face contact via lectures and especially seminars. Possible answers to Tony’s questions:
1. Lecturers don’t use technology in the same way as their students and they know it, it’s hard for them to say with confidence that laptops aren’t needed.
2. Using laptops/ipads/iphones/smartphones as an essential tool in class implies all students will have one. Until this becomes an institutional requirement, individual lecturers would be penalising less well off students.
3. Students want more contact with lecturers not less and at present this is perceived as face to face contact via lectures and especially seminars.

]]> By: Skate of the web » Blog Archive » Moodle: Frankenstein or Franken-steen? http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/05/12/more-on-laptops-in-lectures/comment-page-1/#comment-30875 Skate of the web » Blog Archive » Moodle: Frankenstein or Franken-steen? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:27 +0000 http://www.tonybates.ca/?p=1858#comment-30875 [...] heel. Let’s read again Tony Bates’ thoughts on the role of the lecture, first (More on laptops in lectures). It is inspiring. If we do not change our perspective on what a course is (and what isn’t) [...] [...] heel. Let’s read again Tony Bates’ thoughts on the role of the lecture, first (More on laptops in lectures). It is inspiring. If we do not change our perspective on what a course is (and what isn’t) [...]

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]]> By: David http://www.tonybates.ca/2009/05/12/more-on-laptops-in-lectures/comment-page-1/#comment-9281 David Sat, 23 May 2009 19:49:29 +0000 http://www.tonybates.ca/?p=1858#comment-9281 I'd add a couple more questions: Why would we think that the Instructor is in the best position to know whether a particular student can or will make effective use of a device during class? Why would we think the answer is the same for all students in a class? I’d add a couple more questions:

Why would we think that the Instructor is in the best position to know whether a particular student can or will make effective use of a device during class?

Why would we think the answer is the same for all students in a class?

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