Ed-Tech list members,
One of the questions that we regularly receive is “How can wireless Internet be turned off in the classrooms?” Faculty members are concerned about students who are checking e-mail, instant messaging, watching youtube videos, or on facebook, during class time. The course material is not easy and the faculty members want the students to pay attention to the course, not these other distractions. Well, there is no way to turn the Internet off, especially in today’s world where iPhones can access the net from almost anywhere, including classrooms. So…
The Instructional Advancement Center is hosting a workshop to discuss this issue and generate some options for how you might deal with it. You are invited to attend. The pre-reading consists of a New York Times article, from last November, titled, “New Class(room) War: Teacher vs. Technology” and available at the http://tinyurl.com/32d5dv address. Please read it and then decide whether you would like to participate in this workshop. If so, please register at the http://129.171.43.14/ IAC Events site. Participation will be limited to 25 people, so register early if you want to be part of this discussion.
Teacher vs. Technology, Hosted by Bill Vilberg
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 03:30 PM — 04:45 PM
Whitten University Center Flamingo Ballroom (UC 226) Sections C & D
I look forward to a workshop where we come away with a better understanding of the issue and some concrete ideas for ways to proceed. I hope you will be able to attend.
Bill Vilberg
Associate Director of Instructional Advancement
