According to one estimate, about 65% of college students bring a laptop to class (Fried, 2008). Unlike a traditional notebook and pen, computers can be a lot of fun--they have ESPN, Facebook, email, ...

As soon as a lecture begins, instead of hearing what we need to know for the class, the sound of loud typing fills the room. We have all been in that scenario, whether it be in a meeting or in class.

After years of teaching commercial law at the University of Virginia, associate professor Sherri Moore’s philosophy remains true: “When you write it, you learn it.” That’s why, in her 300-person ...