A recent New York Times article, Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting, resumed the debate over whether laptops and other digital devices should be banned from classrooms, and if ...

Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture ...

Research compared students who typed lecture notes on laptops with those who wrote lecture notes by hand during the same time.

Do you use a laptop or tablet to take notes during school lectures or meetings? If so, you might want to reconsider pen and paper; there’s increasing evidence that using laptops during lectures ...

Closing your computer could jump start your grades this semester. Computers can be distracting, but using a computer in class can affect students’ study habits as much as it affects their attention ...

As more and more districts roll out 1-to-1 laptop and tablet initiatives, new research suggests students may be better off sticking to traditional pen and paper longhand for taking and studying notes.

For incoming college freshmen, one of the biggest academic challenges is learning ... well, learning how to learn. And experts say that using a laptop to take notes in class is a step in the wrong ...

Works like a charm. You get so caught up in something that you completely miss what is actually more important. Misdirection can thwart the nefarious plans of movie villains and sometimes (temporarily ...