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Nam Knows Best: Group Project Etiquette

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“Now get into groups…” Those dreaded words seem to fall so innocently from the lips of Professor So-and-So who does not realize (or perhaps does realize and is one of those teachers who takes joy in torturing students) that those words will potentially wreck a student’s life forever and ever and ever. Frankly put: group projects are the worst. And when I say the worst, I … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Group Project Etiquette

Dear Students, Banning Tech Makes a Whole Lot of Sense

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Photo by Justina Huang Most lecture hall professors can be divided into two groups. There are those who allow laptops, cellphones and tablets into the classroom and those who do not. To the chagrin of most of my classmates, I will defend the latter. This is not in direct opposition to the idea of learning through technology, but rather a recognition of the way the … [Read more...] about Dear Students, Banning Tech Makes a Whole Lot of Sense

Dear Profs, Stop Banning Laptops in the Classroom

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Photo by Justina Huang It is the arguments you have heard over and over again. Taking notes via the pen comes with fewer distractions than with the laptop. I buy this argument. What I do not buy as much is the argument that since research “proves that typing is a more shallow cognitive process,” that laptops should be banned in the classroom. Most correlational studies … [Read more...] about Dear Profs, Stop Banning Laptops in the Classroom

New Internship Brings Light to Computer Science Program

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Photo by Marisa Padilla Chief Information Officer Jonathan See created a new internship program aimed at real world application of technology. Practical experience in computer science is now being offered on campus thanks to a new internship. Chief Information Officer Jonathan See started a computer science internship program to help students  interested in computer science … [Read more...] about New Internship Brings Light to Computer Science Program