University of Wisconsin - Stout

Laptop, e-Scholar Information

Policies on Laptop Usage and Email Etiquette

Links to the Stout policy on computer usage and to the English/Philosophy department policy on laptop usage.

Reports on Student and Faculty Views of the Effectiveness of Laptops

Links to many reports, over three years, that assess strengths and concerns about the laptop program.

Teaching and Learning Center Focus Group Report

The results of student focus groups held during spring semester 2004. Students discuss factors that influence their learning.

Assessment of Course Management Tools at UW-Stout

The results of focus groups held during January 2004.


Information on the laptop program:

Goals of the e-Scholar Program

Goals of the program, goals of assessment, definitions of key concepts.

Learning Effectiveness from a Student's Perspective

This key document reports student usage of laptops in courses during the Spring 2003 semester.

Laptop Assessment 2003

Home page of the assessment of the project. Produced by the UW-Stout Office of Budget Planning and Analysis, this page has links to four types of reports:

Assessment Plan
Process Monitoring Results
Outcome Monitoring Results
Laptop Assessment Resources

Assessments of Laptops and Learning

A bibliography of articles and websites containing evaluations of laptop programs.

Benefits of a Laptop Programs

University of Minnesota-Crookston explains the benefits it perceives for students.

Evaluation of a Laptop College Program

UM-Crookston's 1995 evaluation of its laptop program, including analyses of student and faculty use and effects.

Evaluation of Maine's Laptop Programs

An article explaining the results of assessment of the Maine state-wide laptop initiative.

Comments and inquiries may be directed to Dan Riordan riordand@uwstout.edu