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7. Some of us ban recording devices unless a student has an accommodation.

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 06:13 PM

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I don’t allow students to take pictures of the slides, either. I firmly believe the act of writing something down promotes the learning process.

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University of Chicago bans use of phones laptops for law students to curb AI use [View all] highplainsdem Friday OP

Should be the policy in all colleges & universities as well as k-12. SheltieLover Friday #1

I'm hoping the students aren't stupid enough to use that crap SheltieLover Friday #3

They use it r�is�n_dubh Yesterday #13

I agree. The Grand Illuminist Friday #5

So like they have to take notes? By hand? ToxMarz Friday #4

As long as they can read their own handwriting, that's what matters FakeNoose Friday #12

I stopped taking notes altogether back in the day. Lucky Luciano 16 hrs ago #16

I took notes, and rarely looked at them JustABozoOnThisBus 15 hrs ago #17

The article, which isn't paywalled, says they can make exceptions. highplainsdem Friday #9

Seems like common sense. OC375 Friday #8

Land of Lincoln, eh? . . . Journeyman Friday #11

Good republianmushroom 17 hrs ago #15