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Petition against electronic device ban

11 Comments

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gen agustsson
9 years ago

now these days they use ebooks.

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Jason Petley
9 years ago

All of my notes are taken on my phone and laptop. The entire way that i arrange my time and organize my life is on my phone and tablet.

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Daniel Boudrie
9 years ago

Really dissatisfied in this new "policy." We as students in a learning environment rely on our devices to follow along with lectures, take notes, look up definitions and to counteract learning barriers. I strongly feel we as bachelor students will be severely disadvantaged until this issue is resolved.

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Nicole Charles
9 years ago Featured

I use my laptop during class to follow the PowerPoint slides and take notes to correspond with these slides. We are adults undergoing tertiary education, if some students want to use their electronic devices for other reasons they are the only ones who will suffer. Students using these devices for educational purposes should not be punished for the actions of others.

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Kim Thomas
9 years ago

I understand that not all students are entirely lecture focused while in class, but this is an adult learning environment - if they aren't being a distraction to the rest of the class I see no issue. TAFE Queensland boasts about their education support staff and open styles of teaching and learning, yet they have been very quick to remove access to my own style of learning. Electronics are e s s e n t i a l to my education.

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Anastasia
9 years ago

I believe we should be able to use our electric devices as I use mine as a notepad.

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Patrea Clifton
9 years ago

I strongly disagree with this. I use my laptop to learn and to looking up definitions and pictures whilst the lectures are on so I can better understand the topic.

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Tyrone Sok
9 years ago

Electronics are an necessity.

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Cheyenne
9 years ago Featured

As students/adults I feel that it is our right to use electronic devices for learning purposes during lectures. I understand the ban of use during clinic/lab sessions, but I do not think it is fair on us as students to stop us from learning in our own ways. This seems like a very strange ban for higher education, as we all pay quite a lot of money to be where we are. Electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and iPads all help in us in different ways including viewing lecture slides, taking notes, accessing E-books, etc.

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Jeff Gitsham
9 years ago

I think it is good to have the lectures going on my phone as i use it to go forward and back as the lecturer is talking to make sure that i am keeping up with him. without this i feel as though it would greatly lower my learning experience.

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Rayne Austin · petition starter
9 years ago

Please leave a comment here about why you believe that we should be allowed to continue to use electronic devices during class periods to assist with learning.