Interesting article today from the Associated Press: More Professors Ban Laptops in Class, by Kathy Matheson:
As the professor lectured on the law, the student wore a poker face. But that was probably because, under the guise of taking notes on his laptop, the student actually was playing poker — online, using the school’s wireless Internet connection. The scenario is not uncommon in today’s college classrooms, and some instructors want it stopped. So they have done the unthinkable — banned laptops.
For prior TaxProf Blog coverage, see here.
