The Laptop Debate Continues

The controversy regarding permitting students to use laptop computers during class continues to grow.  On one hand, some professors claim that students become "court reporters" and use their computers for non-class related activities.  These professors seek their students' rapt attention.  On the other hand, some professors argue that laptops allow students to take faster notes, giving them more time to think, and that laptops facilitate the quick retrieval of material important to class discussion.

For a review of the growing battle, see Jill Schachner Chanen, Profs Kibosh Students’ Laptops, ABA J. Law News Now, Nov. 2007.