Laptops in the Socratic Classroom: Part Two

Bravo…!

Nahmod Law

The Adverse Effects of Laptops in the Socratic classroom

I blogged quite some time ago about the adverse effects of student laptop use in the Socratic classroom. The issue arose again recently when a junior colleague became concerned about this problem and asked the rest of the faculty for their thoughts and experiences.

I. Here is how I responded initially in an email:

“Bravo! It’s getting worse and worse: passive students taking
dictation, no eye contact, and even a half dozen of my con law
students continuing to type while engaged in conversation with me this
past semester. Unbelievable! Virtually impossible to have discussion
and any kind of classroom analysis.

“Please check out my blog post on laptops ( search “laptops”) from
several years ago and feel free to contact me privately about my
experiences with laptop bans.

“Good luck. If you do it, there will be pushback from all…

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2014 in review

Thank you Sheldon, for all your unselfish sharing of wisdom…! I’m looking forward to much more and I have confidence that you’ll surpass all our expectations…!

Nahmod Law

Happy New Year to all of my readers.

WordPress sent me this summary of 2014 views of nahmodlaw.com.

One thing I found of interest was the fact that many views were of older posts on First Amendment, constitutional law and section 1983. I intended this blog to have educational durability and that seems to be the case, which is gratifying.

I thank you all.

Sheldon Nahmod

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

Madison Square Garden can seat 20,000 people for a concert. This blog was viewed about 66,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Madison Square Garden, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

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SCOTUS for law students: Financing judicial elections

SCOTUS for law students: Financing judicial elections.

“Clearly Established” Circuit Law in Good-Faith Suppression Cases

“Clearly Established” Circuit Law in Good-Faith Suppression Cases.

Narrowing Precedent and the Digital Fourth Amendment

Narrowing Precedent and the Digital Fourth Amendment.

An AEDPA Sum Rev on Circuit Precedent and “Clearly Established” Law

An AEDPA Sum Rev on Circuit Precedent and “Clearly Established” Law.

Does Circuit Precedent Deprive Officers of Qualified Immunity?

Does Circuit Precedent Deprive Officers of Qualified Immunity?.

Should Circuit Precedent Deprive Officers of Qualified Immunity?

Should Circuit Precedent Deprive Officers of Qualified Immunity?.

Jurisdiction in Dart, With 5 Favorite Oral Argument Moments

Jurisdiction in Dart, With 5 Favorite Oral Argument Moments.

Jurisdiction in Dart, With 5 Favorite Oral Argument Moments

Re’s Judicata

The Court heard argument on Tuesday in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, an important class action removal case that was unexpectedly hijacked by a jurisdictional problem pointed out by an amicus (Public Citizen). Like any good jurisdictional discussion, the argument includes funny moments, some provocative ideas, and insights into federal-court practice.

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