Monday August 30, 2010

Technology-Free Classrooms Improve Courses?

Even though a huge part of me wants to call B.S. on this article, I can’t help but think there just might be something to what is being said here. Is tech distracting in the classroom?

Banishing the gear improved the course, he argues. "The students seemed more involved in the discussion than when I allowed them to go online," he told me as the summer term wound down. "They were more attentive, and we were able to go into a little more depth."

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