Wireless browsing in classes has mixed benefits, CU research finds (Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle) reports on a study of wireless use at Cornell in 2000. The study isn’t conclusive, but its clear a lot of students are using wireles to chat, surf, and do other tasks. Not that we didn’t do the same, but with paper.
This link came from an article in Slate Goes to College – A week of articles about higher education. Of interest is also the article about Attack of the Career-Killing Blogs – When academics post online, do they risk their jobs? By Robert S. Boynton.