According to one estimate, about 65% of college students bring a laptop to class (Fried, 2008). Unlike a traditional notebook and pen, computers can be a lot of fun--they have ESPN, Facebook, email, ...

As a culture, we're at an odd crossroads regarding personal computers. For years, educators have been clamoring to put technology in the hands of young students through partnerships with big tech ...

The professors have caught on. “We all know what everyone is doing,” said Cinema Studies professor Timothy Corrigan. They know what students are using their laptops for in class. Like many others, ...

Computer-based learning is reshaping education by offering students the flexibility to learn at their own pace.

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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When my son was in ninth grade, at a well-regarded DC public school, he spent his days guzzling entertainment. We did not send him to school with a phone—it was too distracting—but the school district ...

On Aug. 12, the Wall Street Journal reported on “quiet quitting,” an approach to work brought to the forefront of public attention after the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps counterintuitively, quiet ...

Last year, the students who took POLS 0400: "Introduction to International Politics" with Associate Professor of International Relations Nina Tannenwald had to leave their laptops at home. If they ...