June Entman, the law professor at Memphis University who banned laptops from her classroom, said in an e-mail message to The Chronicle this week that she’s not alone in taking a stand against computer use during lectures.
"During last week’s brouhaha about the matter, I heard from law professors at Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, Widener, and Pace who have also banned laptops for much the same reasons. One had done so three years ago," Ms. Entman wrote. She said that newspaper accounts "blew the events all out of proportion."
The story is getting blown to greater levels of proportion today, thanks to a mention on The Drudge Report. But is laptop banning common on campuses? Do you or other professors at your college stop students from using computers during class? Is this something that more professors should do? We’d like to hear your views for a possible follow-up article.
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