“Anyway, at Reed my professors barely if ever project things on the board. A lot of them simply write on the board and look at the texts (for humanities courses). Some of them outright ban technology in class. Class resources are on the internet for some profs.”
I was interested in this and did a quick look at Reed’s website, and they’re into technology, from their website:
All Reedies have at least two email addresses at reed.edu. Both go to the same inbox. One is based on the full name (usually first.last@reed.edu, unless there is a conflict). The other is based on the network username (username@reed.edu). Either will work in any combination of upper- and lowercase letters.
A cell phone with a long-distance calling plan is the best option for students who want to be in touch with friends and family off-campus. Most students bring a cell phone from home and often have numbers from outside the area. Skype and Google Hangouts are quality free services for video calls home including international locations.
The College provides a computer to each faculty and staff member who requires one for their work. These computers will be deployed with secure, up-to-date operating systems and software. Each machine comes bundled with Microsoft Office, modern web browsers, and other software. The College provides computers for classrooms, departmental teaching labs, and student common spaces such as the ETC Information Resource Centers and the Library Reading Room and Reference Rooms.
Google hangouts, Skype, network user name, computers for classrooms and student learning spaces - Reed is not the place to go if you want to avoid technology. I’m actually very impressed by their technology programs.
Steve Jobs enrolled at Reed, now I know one of the reasons.