On ‘Paying Attention’ in the Classroom

Posted by Tad McIlwraith on April 20th, 2008 filed in Class Discussions, Internet, Teaching

I’ve taken some shots for making public my personal evolution on the use of the internet (and laptops) during lectures. Now, Inside Higher Ed has an article on the University of Chicago Law School’s banning of the internet in its classes. Reactions are mixed, to say the least.

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