The Web allows instructors to stretch their assignments around the world. UH students writing in Chinese exchanged assignments with graduate students in Taiwan writing in English. Fleming plans to offer the course nationwide. By Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin UH Manoa School of Architecture student Cody McAllister works on a drawing in the classroom of Spencer Leinweber. According to the New York Times, university computer requirements have grown in the past five years, spreading from smaller schools to large public institutions.
Some schools raise tuition to cover costs, then mail laptops to students.
David McClain, dean of the UH-Manoa College of Business Administration, recently asked students if they would support computer requirements at the college. With computer requirements, it's costing universities millions of dollars to upgrade classrooms so there are plugs and Internet connections at every seat. Some are looking at wireless technology. UH-Hilo is looking at a wireless project. UH is not considering computer requirements, Lassner said.