Against Banning Laptops: Take good notes, trust students

Ruth Colker in the Cardozo Law Review argues that evidence for banning laptops, at most, suggests limited internet access during classroom times requiring content acquisition. Colker writes: Those studies [promoting bans] represent a careful presentation of three artificial experiments where students are assigned their note-taking style— longhand or computer—and in which students have little incentive … Continue ReadingAgainst Banning Laptops: Take good notes, trust students

Ban Laptop Bans: A Pedagogy for Tattoo Computers, Eyelid Phones, Fingernail Tablets

A little thread on laptop bans. What’s your pedagogical plan for tattoo computers? Eyelid computers? Fingernail computers? https://t.co/mxv3k3YXEx — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) August 15, 2017 I’ve written against the ableism of laptop bans plenty. I want to add this thought today: We are barely, barely, still in an era of tech when we can … Continue ReadingBan Laptop Bans: A Pedagogy for Tattoo Computers, Eyelid Phones, Fingernail Tablets