[LINK] No more computer labs?

[Jan Whitaker]

theodp writes "When every student has a laptop, why run computer 
labs? That's a question schools have been asking themselves as 
computer ownership rates among incoming freshmen routinely top 90%. 
After only four freshmen showed up at the University of Virginia in 
2007 without a computer of their own, the school decided that it's no 
longer worth the expense of running campus computer labs. Student 
computer labs have been a staple of campus life since the '60s. So 
what are the benefits that will be missed as other schools follow 
UVa's lead?" The university's report notes understanding that "that 
students need collaborative space where they can bring their laptops 
and mobile devices to conduct group work, especially as the 
curriculum becomes increasingly team- and project-based." One of the 
spaces formerly occupied by computer labs "has been transformed into 
a technology-rich collaboration area."
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/28/1820212&from=rss


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