An undergraduate teacher doesn’t allow laptops in class to enhance focus, permitting tablets or mobile phones for note-taking. Despite most students complying, one student repeatedly uses a laptop. The teacher contemplates addressing the issue or ignoring it. The rationale behind the laptop ban is based on research citing negative effects on nearby students’ learning. The teacher notes the controversy surrounding the laptop ban, citing articles supporting the restriction. Emphasizing the lack of necessity for laptops in math classes, the teacher finds paper notebooks and tablets more efficient for note-taking. After a compromise, the student was advised to sit in a specific row, with other students given the same option for fairness.
How to deal with students who regularly ignore my ban on using laptops in the classroom?
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