In the era of class discussion boards, digital reserves, and online course-management systems, college students without computers have found themselves logging a lot of time in public computing labs. One student at the University of Arizona says she spends about 15 hours a week on public machines, and another says he takes four three-hour trips to the labs each week.
Online course tools may be exciting to professors and practical for most students, but are they deepening the social divide between those who own computers and those who don’t? If so, what can professors do to bridge the gap? (Arizona Daily Star)
