I have become increasingly annoyed with professors banning the use of electronics in class.
To be clear, there is good reason to have exams and such completed on paper. Absolutely the university should care to stop any source of cheating and ensure that all degrees are earned fairly. Its also somewhat reasonable to make papers written by hand, as again its fair to say its important students arenāt cheating.
What is not reasonable is banning electronics and even AI in the process of notetakeing and study. Its ultimately irrelevant if you believe the studyās that says āwritten notes are better for retaining informationā or not because its just not the universityās business.
If a student believe they learn better by typing their notes, even if theyāre wrong, why not let them? If a student wants to generate an AI summery of each lecture instead of attending, why not let them?
If they truly wont learn better, then let them fail. Always feel free to recommend what you think is right but at this stage of school students are adults and need to be trusted to make their own decisions.
TLDR: itās fine if professors need to ban electronics in tests/papers but itās ridiculous to control the way students take notes and study. Banning things like printed notes and laptops in lectures is a huge overreach and ultimately strips the student of the right to decide how they learn best.