tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post5994233975732996690..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Use your laptop, lose a letter gradeZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-36637615113751021832009-03-23T22:50:00.000-04:002009-03-23T22:50:00.000-04:00I could agree with Matthew Foster more! I'm curre...I could agree with Matthew Foster more! I'm currently in grad school and I heavily rely on a system of software programs to help me keep track of everything. In fact, I often find that other students in my classes want copies of my notes when they see them (I take notes in MultiMarkdown and convert them into LaTeX docs that look great). I've even had one professor ask for a copy. Every piece of technology is equally bane and benefit. A system that encourages good use of technology is much better than ruling them out entirely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-21285919746836872762009-03-17T21:36:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:36:00.000-04:00Definitely a concern, especially when students are...Definitely a concern, especially when students are on facebook or chatting. However,having just finished my graduate degree and used my laptop the entire time, I realize that appropriate use of calendars, note taking software, and internet refences, can increase a student's efficiency and effectiveness multifold. <BR/><BR/>What if laptops are allowed, yet a system of accountability and increased expectations were in place for their use. Maybe something to the effect of turning in a portfolio of notes with each exam as documentation of how the laptop is being used. It could also be required of students to note only take notes during class but to turn in a collection of reflections with the exam. The reflection for each lecture could include an abstract, an analysis, how the lecture transformed or clarified previous thinking or knowledge, and additional information found on the web.<BR/><BR/>The goal is to allow digital natives to work in a way that engages and demands rigorous cognitive activity.@mafosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628923736144527635noreply@blogger.com