Will banning laptops in class work?

de Vise, D. (2010) Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls Washington Post March 9

An article about instructors who have banned the use of laptops in class, and why. I liked the comments by Professor Vaidhyanathan:

“If students don’t want to pay attention, the laptop is the least [...]

More on laptops in lectures

Schellenberg, T. (2009) Getting the Half Attention of Students UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, May

An article that follows on from the Macleans OnCampus article, with additional references to work by Michael Wesch (Kansas State U) and Judy Hardy (University of Edinburgh), plus comments from UBC’s own Don Krug.

At the end of the UBC article, [...]

Is the laptop love-in over?

Moltz, D. (2009) Is the laptop love-in over? Inside Higher Education, March 12

As some campuses cut subsidies or requirements for laptops, this article explores the benefits as well as drawbacks of laptop programs. There is also an interesting comment on this article about the importance of ensuring that the laptop is fully integrated [...]

Laptops in lectures

Pinchin, K. (2009) ‘Can I have your half-attention, please?’ On Campus Macleans.ca, Feb 06

An article about students bringing lap-tops to lectures, with research indicating that students who use laptops in class do less well than students without laptops.

This article raises a number of questions. I worked in a college where in one [...]

Laptops or desktops for developing countries?

From e-learning Africa 2009 news, 19 December 2008:

For an interesting article on the relative costs of lap-tops and desk-tops for schools in Africa, click here