Should laptops be banished from lectures?

Originally published at: https://eduk8.me/2017/12/laptops-banished-lectures/

Step into any college lecture hall and you are likely to find a sea of students typing away at open, glowing laptops as the professor speaks. But you won’t see that when I’m teaching. Though I make a few exceptions, I generally ban electronics, including laptops, in my classes and research seminars. That may seem…