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Computers in Higher Education Classrooms: A Formative Analysis  \nExploration des avantages et des défis relatifs à l’utilisation des ordinateurs portables dans les salles de cours en éducation supérieure : une analyse formative  \nRobin H. Kay, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Sharon Lauricella, University of Ontario Institute of Technology  \nAbstract  \nBecause of decreased prices, increased convenience, and wireless access, an increasing number of college and university students are using laptop computers in their classrooms. This recent trend has forced instructors to address the educational consequences of using these mobile devices. The purpose of the current study was to analyze and assess beneficial and challenging laptop behaviours in higher education classrooms. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 177 undergraduate university students (89 males, 88 females). Key benefits observed include note-taking activities, in-class laptop-based academic tasks, collaboration, increased focus, improved organization and efficiency, and addressing special needs. Key challenges noted include other student’s distracting laptop behaviours, instant messaging, surfing the web, playing games, watching movies, and decreased focus. Nearly three-quarters ofthe students claimed that laptops were useful in supporting their academic experience. Twice as many benefits were reported compared to challenges. It is speculated that the integration of meaningful laptop activities is a critical determinant of benefits and challenges experienced in higher education classrooms.  \nRésumé  \nDe plus en plus d’étudiants collégiaux et universitaires utilisent un ordinateur portable dans lasalle de cours à cause des prix qui ont baissé, de la commodité accrue et de l ’accès sans fil. Cette tendance récente a forcé les instructeurs à considérer les conséquences éducatives de l ’utilisation de ces appareils portatifs. L’objet de la présente étude était d’analyser et d’évaluer les avantageset les défis reliés aux comportements relatifs aux ordinateurs portables dans les salles de cours d’établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire. Des données quantitatives et qualitatives ont été obtenues de 177 étudiants universitaires de premier cycle (89 hommes, 88 femmes) . Les principaux avantages observés comprennent les activités de prise de notes, les tâches scolaires  \nCJLT/RCAT Vol. 37(1)  \nutilisant les portables en classe, la collaboration, une concentration accrue, l ’amélioration del ’organisation et de l ’efficacité et le traitement des besoins particuliers. Les principaux défisobservés comprennent les comportements distrayants des autres étudiants avec leurs portables, la messagerie instantanée, la navigation sur le Web, les jeux, le visionnement de films et une baissede l ’attention. Près des trois quarts des étudiants ont affirmé que les ordinateurs portables étaientutiles pour appuyer leur expérience scolaire. Ils ont rapporté deux fois plus d’avantages que d’inconvénients. Il est conjecturé que l ’intégration d’activités significatives sur les portables est un critère déterminant des avantages et des défis qui existent dans les salles de cours d’établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire.  \nIntroduction  \nThe use of laptops in higher education classrooms appears to be increasing rapidly for at least four reasons. First, today's students have been raised on a steady diet of computers and technology – they are digital natives who expect to use computers on a regular basis for a wide range of educational tasks (Tapscott, 2008) . Second, these students demand use of computer technology anytime, anywhere, making a mobile computer an obvious and seemingly necessary choice (Montgomery, 2009; Palfrey & Gasser, 2008; Tapscott) . 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