laptops? (1 Viewer)

[Xytech]

Hi all,
Just wondering on uni's policy on laptop use - specifically monash - can i bring it into lectures/tuts etc?

Thanks


EDIT:
SOrry, just saw the faq >< still interested on monash specifically though

 

[jemsta]

well for all unis, i dont think theres a rule which specifies that you cant bring a laptop into lectures/tuts, just at least you dont disturb anybody else around you

 

[The Brucemaster]

Is it practical though? I've got one but was probably only going to use it for study notes etc. Does anyone find it easier to use in lectures?

 

[AppleXY]

Yea, umm... my friend wants to knoe if you are required to bring a laptop to uni and/or is it beneficial to have a laptop at uni? Any comments will b appreciated

 

[jemsta]

i got my notebook in december last year, so i wouldnt know whether it would be beneficial for me yet, but i would definitely use it for study notes
i know typing>writing

 

[Xytech]

yeah
another two questions
1. is there much writing that needs to be done - as in any? or is it enough to sit there and listen and get online notes
2. are there power points in lecture/tutorial places

 

[jemsta]

1) im not sure about your uni, but for unsw, my lecturers usually put up notes on webct, so i use those ntoes to summarise, but for those that dont put up notes, you have to turn up to lectures, an by the end of the semester, youll have a whole stack of notes to summarise, so this is where the notebook comes in
much more efficient and wastes less time than writing

2) in classrooms there are, but for lecture theatres usually not
they only last 1-2 hrs so just charge it at the library or something afterwards

 

[felix the cat11]

im so taking mine

 

[LynH1326]

I know at University of Canberra that laptops may be used in lectures etc, but there are only specific spots in the campus that you can access the WIFI network.
I think that there is just "common courtesy" guidlines: that you get to lectures and set up before it starts, you're not listening to music, you have your speakers off, and that you are actually paying attention.
Aust Catholic Uni (Signadou, Canberra) has a similar policy, but they also have the facility to hand in assignments online.

 

[egarrz]

What are people's opinions or preferences in regards to laptops vs PDAs?

 

[matt88m]

how are you going to type notes into a pda?
Well I guess you can...not very easy tho?

 

[uberlovesounds]

btw does unsw have wireless broadband? must we pay?

 

[egarrz]

Using the stylus you can either just write as normal and it recognises it, or you select the letters displayed on the screen. It would be a little slower than typing but it also seems a lot more convenient in regards to size.

 

[jemsta]

btw does unsw have wireless broadband? must we pay?

have a read in here
http://www.uniwide.unsw.edu.au/faq.htm

 

[chucknthem]

how are you going to type notes into a pda?
Well I guess you can...not very easy tho?

you can get one of those little fold up keyboard extensions for your pda. they are about the size of two playing card stacks when folded.

 

[uberlovesounds]

thanks azngangsta! 10 cents a megabyte, that's expensive right?

 

[juzmister]

thanks azngangsta! 10 cents a megabyte, that's expensive right?

Yeah, that is very expensive.

 

[jemsta]

so id suggest that if youre surfing the web externally, by that i mean sites not linked to unsw, to use the library comps instead

 

[uberlovesounds]

Oh, right! So are the UNSW compts' internet fees expensive? Less than .10cents a mb?

 

[jemsta]

actually, there are 'internet cafes' at the roundhouse which lets you practically look at any website you want
i think thats for free