Point: Laptops are a menace, undermining how students take notes in class and distracting not only those using them but also their neighbors. Counterpoint: Laptops are a lifeline, allowing students ...

A Georgia State researcher found that spelling-focused interventions improved overall literacy skills, including for students ...

Universities around the country are struggling with shrinking budgets, even as they need to cater to the needs of an increasing number of students. New research from North Carolina State University ...

There’s plenty of scientific evidence that writing by hand has benefits over using a computer to take notes. It has been shown to improve your ability to remember new information, for instance.

Cornell faculty have begun cracking down on extraneous laptop use in class. While opinions on the benefits of laptop use in classrooms vary among faculty members, there has been a growing trend toward ...

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Professors increasingly frustrated by students who use laptops for non-class activities—like updating their Facebook pages—may be heartened by news from the University of Colorado at Boulder. A ...

I’d like to propose a truce in the perennial battle over laptops in the classroom. Proponents of laptop banning cite studies from the U.S. Military Academy in which professors divided students into ...