Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture hall today, you will hear students tapping on laptops.

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Electronic lectures: Download your notes here More and more podcasts are being used on courses – so is this the end for lectures, asks Andy Sharman. Thursday 15 November 2007 01:00 GMT.