UChicago Law bans laptops and phones for first-year students, mandates in-class exams starting this fall
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What just happened? The University of Chicago Law School is tightening its rules on classroom technology in response to the way artificial intelligence is reshaping legal education. Starting this fall, first-year law students will be barred from using laptops, tablets, or phones in class under the new policy. The school is also strengthening its exam rules. All tests will be administered in person, with no access to the internet, electronic files, or apps. In addition, students will participate in oral discussions with professors about their research papers, a measure the school says is intended to verify students' understanding of and authorship of their work.
In its announcement, the law school said the changes are a response to the way AI is disruptinghigher education. "With AI disrupting higher education, our commitment to...
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