tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post5487394906640406572..comments2023-10-25T00:54:05.329-07:00Comments on Law Career Blog: More on Computer BansGregory W. Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-79576054519423206092009-08-07T00:02:11.504-07:002009-08-07T00:02:11.504-07:00That's an excellent point.I suspect the analog...That's an excellent point.I suspect the analogy may be a very good one for some students.cheap computershttp://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-3805071102587368182007-01-29T14:20:00.000-08:002007-01-29T14:20:00.000-08:00I found a solution for all of the students who get...I found a solution for all of the students who get distracted because they can't keep their nosey eyes off their neighbor's laptop screen:<br /><br />http://solutions.3m.com/wpsa/portal/3M/en_US/ComputerFilter/Home/?WT.mc_id=www.3m.com/computerfilterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-19370947862466906452007-01-27T22:47:00.000-08:002007-01-27T22:47:00.000-08:00I see the point about using every advantage one ha...I see the point about using every advantage one has. Speaking of which, has anyone read the post on Overlawyered about the guy from Michigan law school that's SUING his law school for not telling him that his exams stunk because he couldn't type fast enough? (Or at least he claims that this is why his exams stunk and his grades were horrid.) Read the actual complaint--it's really something. <br /><br />That brings up an interesting point--what about students who can't type? I know that seems unfathomable, but my poor husband is still a hunt-and-peck-er. Is it an unfair disadvantage to the typing-challenged to allow typed exams, as the Michigan student claims?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-20253915651448770302007-01-25T12:43:00.000-08:002007-01-25T12:43:00.000-08:00I think anonymous in your posting was talking abou...I think anonymous in your posting was talking about his own schadenfreude and not yours as a teacher. The idea that one student not paying attention is to his benefit in a competitive system.<br /><br />As to the comment about how typers succeeded in hs and undergrad: First of all, law school and all previous institutions are completely different in nature. One could cram the night before an exam and have a 4.0 graduating. Whereas, in law school one must study all semester. Therefore, the note taking process can be entirely different. As well, in undergrad one is placed with students on a variety of levels of intellectual ability. In law school, one is placed with the students from the highest end of the undergraduate curve who have all passed a rigorous admissons process. Therefore, the standard is raised. Although one may have been successful with handwritten notes in undgraduate the standard is now typing, one must rise to the standard. Even if the standard is not typing in a classroom, typing, in some cases, gives a student a competitive advantage. As long as that advantage is not unfair or against the honor code, one should not bar the student from the advantage. That is the real world, one does what is necessary to get ahead and makes use of every advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-28475532335074767962007-01-24T20:56:00.000-08:002007-01-24T20:56:00.000-08:00What did students who take notes on a laptop do in...What did students who take notes on a laptop do in undergrad, or even in high school? <br /><br />I am a little older than my fellow law students, though only by a few years, and I don't remember anyone bringing a laptop to college classes, and certainly no one brought one to high school. <br /><br />To claim that to do away with computers in the classroom would be a disadvantage to typers ignores the fact that these students managed to succeed in previous academic endeavors without the use of a computer. If they hadn't, they wouldn't be in law school. <br /><br />Now, in the coming years, students may have a truly valid argument...if lower schools allow note-taking and such on laptops in the classroom, students may become so dependent that they don't know how to take notes by hand. As of right now, however, I think that this argument is without much merit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-90387996805557722572007-01-24T16:49:00.000-08:002007-01-24T16:49:00.000-08:00Shell, that's a very interesting suggestion--defin...Shell, that's a very interesting suggestion--definitely something to think about.Gregory W. Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-3369797566474258472007-01-24T15:22:00.000-08:002007-01-24T15:22:00.000-08:00I remember on the first day of Class Z, the profes...I remember on the first day of Class Z, the professor requested a laptop free day. We weren't allowed to type anything (although we were allowed to write). That was the day with the highest participation rate. I wonder if it was coincidental?<br /><br />Perhaps you could try this little experiment and see if students pay better attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-60393201826436974652007-01-23T15:45:00.000-08:002007-01-23T15:45:00.000-08:00johnnyd--Thanks for your comment. A study skills ...johnnyd--Thanks for your comment. A study skills class is a good idea to consider. Might expressly addressing the pros and cons of computer use be a useful part of of that sort of orientation? I think so.<br /><br />Anonymous 9:18: Yes, I promise to post soon on exam-taking tips very soon. Please stay tuned. Thanks, GregGregory W. Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-20426434244628104912007-01-23T09:18:00.000-08:002007-01-23T09:18:00.000-08:00Good post.
Are you going to do a post on exam-tak...Good post.<br /><br />Are you going to do a post on exam-taking tips(now that you've read hundreds of exams)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-86736345025981145972007-01-23T08:09:00.000-08:002007-01-23T08:09:00.000-08:00Very interesting topic. I did a swift EBSCO search...Very interesting topic. I did a swift EBSCO search and found that the research on this subject is sparse if existent. I think a ban does lump the good with the bad, but allowing free use also hurts some students who think they do better with a word processor when they should be taking notes longhand and vice versa of course. This reminds me of a debate over mandatory study skills classes for entering undergraduate freshmen to determine their learning styles, appropriate methods, etc. Maybe the same approach should be applied with emphasis on determining whether computer use is beneficial or not. Imagine the rewards one could reap by taking notes appropriately for 4-10 years of college. Oh and this is my first blog comment. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com