Laptop use in higher education

16
%
Bulk
%
36
%
Demb, Erickson and Hawkins-Wilding (2004)
Arend (2004)
McVay, Snyder and Graetz (2005)
Typing papers and notes
Academic activities
writing papers;
using software programs;
searching internet;
completing group projects.
(reported average of 5 hours of laptop usage)
1. General use

2.1. Communication
“…using a laptop to communicate with faculty via email is gratifying”
“… communicate with faculty more often and more freely”
Mitra& Steffensmeier (2000)
Arend (2004)
Emails replace traditional office hours – students ask brief questions via mail and do not wait for a face-to-face meeting.
Dickson & Segars (1999)
Reynolds (2003)
FLEXIBILITY for both students and faculty.
The latter has an actual record of counselling to each student.
Partee (1996)
Brown and Pettito (2003)
EMAIL IS UBIQUITOUS
All parties in academic community assume that agents use email.
Demb et al. (2003)
Lots of opportunities for peer-to-peer communication: via, chats, social networks and instant messaging.

2.2. Communication
Various forms of mobile communication can provide short learning activities that attract student and inspire collaboration
Shih and Mills (2007)
Gay, Stefanone, Grace-Martin and Hembrooke (2001)
Social communication allows students to increase and develop collaboration and wireless connection improves the collaborative learning environment
Gay, Grace-Martin (2001)
Emails and instant messaging: top reasons for using laptop and wireless connection
Crook and Barrowcliff (2001)
Emails and instant messaging: when use for recreation in class are a grand distraction
(self-reported) WORK:PLAY ratio
Barak et al. (2006)
Attempts on quantifying the distractions: students use laptops for web navigation and social emailing
12
%
30:70