Granted, I’m 47 and graduated Wofford College in ’00 and Yale Div in ’02 before the iPad or Zotero were a thing… but I still have numerous reading packets from those days and still use them for research (shoutout to TYCO Printers in New Haven for the quality work)… but I endorse this position. Now, I use a combo of “real” books and Zotero for online PDF’s that I don’t have time to print out. I’d like to go all paper again, though. Maybe a good 2026 goal?
Also granted, I used blue books for exams with my 6th-12th graders that I taught for 20 years. They loved it (not really… but I got lots of good doodles and personal notes of gratitude at the end of those essays that I’ve kept over the years).
English professors double down on requiring printed copies of readings | Yale Daily News:
This academic year, some English professors have increased their preference for physical copies of readings, citing concerns related to artificial intelligence.
Many English professors have identified the use of chatbots as harmful to critical thinking and writing. Now, professors who had previously allowed screens in class are tightening technology restrictions.
