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Benefits and Challenges
of Using Laptops
in Higher Education Classrooms
Dr. Robin Kay
UOIT – Oshawa, Canada
Context – Tension
Digital
Natives
(Ubiquitous)
Laptop
Ownership
(88%)
Classroom
Tension
Wireless
Access
(Ubiquitous)
Attention
Span
(10 min)
Lecture
(50%-80%)
In the news …
Professors Ban Laptops in College Classrooms to Avoid Distractions
Washington Post, April 25, 2010
Put Away That Laptop: Professors Pull The Plug
NPR
Bad News : More College Banning Laptops
Notebook.com
What does the research say?
Benefits
Challenges
Why another study?
Patchwork of Results
Validity & Reliability Limited
Current Study
Context
Sample
Method
Results
Context
Laptops
(All students)
Small
University
Study
Active Use of
Laptops
Social Studies
Sample
177 students
(89 males, 88 females)
Year 1(42%)
Year 2(33%)
Year 3(17%)
Year 4( 7%)
Sample
14% ESL
85% proficient at
using computers
Method
End of Course Survey
Voluntary
10-15 min
Likert & Open Ended
34% response rate
Results - Benefits
Average use - 8.8 hours per day
72% reported laptop was helpful
Note taking most prevalent
In-class academic activities also prevalent
Laptops help collaboration process
30% of students use Instant messaging for academics
Twice as many positive comments
Note taking
Helped focus students
Good resources available in class
Results – Challenge
50% find other student’s laptop use distracting
43% find the Internet distracting
25% find Instant Messaging distracting
16% participate in watching Pornography
10% send personal Emails
Negative Comments about distractions
Instant messaging
Playing games
Movies
Current vs. Previous Studies
Previous studies used traditional
lectures with laptops
This study used active learning
strategies with laptop
Context – Tension
Digital
Natives
(Ubiquitous)
Laptop
Ownership
(88%)
Classroom
Tension
Wireless
Access
(Ubiquitous)
Attention
Span
(10 min)
Lecture
(50%-80%)
Solution
Digital
Natives
(Ubiquitous)
Laptop
Ownership
(88%)
Engagement
Wireless
Access
(Ubiquitous)
Attention
Span
(10 min)
Active
Learning
Bottom Line
If you don’t use the laptop as a teaching tool in class,
It will most certainly become a distraction!
Contact Information
Email:
[email protected]
Website: faculty.uoit.ca/kay/home
Dr. Robin Kay
Associate Professor