Re: [ED-TECH] The New York Times: Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.

Thanks for sharing Bill. This is an issue I struggle with every semester, but I try to have open conversations with students about it so we can create a shared agreement about how laptops will be used in class. Creating a learning community and keeping them engaged is on us, with or without laptops. 

I suggest people have a look at this for an alternate viewpoint: https://medium.com/@thisissethsblog/no-laptops-in-the-lecture-hall-1847b6d3315 

"The solution isn't to ban the laptop from the lecture. It's time to ban the lecture from the classroom." -  Seth Godin

Also, we need to critically evaluate the "growing body of evidence" used in this clickbait story. The "science" behind these claims are shaky at best, so don't ban laptops because you think the evidence is clear - its not. Catherine Prendergast dissects some of the studies here: https://twitter.com/cjp_still/status/934291194976391169 and here: https://twitter.com/cjp_still/status/934491136776957952 and here: https://twitter.com/cjp_still/status/934545845034405888 

Scot

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On Nov 26, 2017, at 8:20 AM, Vilberg, Bill <bill.vilberg@MIAMI.EDU> wrote:

Ed-Tech members,

Every professor creates the best learning environment for students. Some allow or fully embrace electronics in the classroom while others do not allow electronics to be used. Here is an interesting article listing research supporting the exclusion of electronics. If you don't let your students use electronics in class, you might share this article with them to explain, in someone else's words, why you are doing that. If you allow electronics you might share this as a warning of some of the limitations they might encounter.

Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.
The New York Times

A growing body of evidence shows that college students generally learn less when they use computers or tablets during lectures. That is probably true in workplace meetings, too. Read the full story

Shared from Apple News

Sincerely,

- Bill -