Discuss “Study finds laptops may not benefit design majors”

Laptop computers are changing the way students in the School of Design interact, according to a two-year study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers.

Researchers from the university’s Office of Technology for Education and the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence conducted the study to explore how laptops change the way students work, and whether they were beneficial or detrimental. Laptops were given out to students in typography classes for either one semester or one year.

Students were mostly observed during classes, but they were also asked to fill out surveys and logbooks with information such as where and how long they work and whether they receive feedback on their work. There were also group discussions at the end of the...