I ask my students to keep their devices turned on in my class. It may or
may not be a distraction, but I challenge the students to find something
that is or isn't in agreement with what is being discussed in the class.
More often, then, I find students involving in search for material and
reading. The follow up discussions on the reliability of the sources of
information they found I believe adds to the richness of classroom
discussions.
Vinay
On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 4:32 AM, Hayley McGrice <
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> My students know that the use of ALL electronic devices is not permitted
> during the IRAT and GRAT, if a student is found to be using an electronic
> device (for any reason) their entire team will receive 0. However, I
> actively encourage them to use their IPads in conjunction with the course
> text during the application exercises as I find it diversifies the class
> discussions and ensures not all teams come up with the same answer. We
> have modified and improved our application questions/exercises over the
> past three years so that the students cannot simply “google” it to find an
> easy answer. I also try to circulate through the teams during the
> applications and confront any students I find using a device for anything
> unrelated to the course. This can be hard for very large classes but it
> works well in my class of 120.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
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> *From:* Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
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> *Subject:* Re: Is Banning Student Laptops Common in Active Learning
> Courses?
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> I encourage students to bring devices. During activities, students are
> free to use textbooks, notes or devices to assist their process. I am
> always impressed when students will share some great information and I see
> them looking at their phone or tablet because they pulled the information
> from an outside source.
>
> If students are using devices inappropriately, I hope that this is being
> addressed by the team in the evaluation process. I know that when I have
> compiled peer evaluations, students have included comments to their
> teammates about texting in class.
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> Nicole Arduini-Van Hoose
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> On Oct 1, 2014, at 2:33 PM, John Fritz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
>
>
> In recent weeks, there have been some high profile essays by profs banning
> student laptops, tablets or phones from the classroom:
>
> · Why a leading professor of new media just banned technology use
> in class
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/09/25/why-a-leading-professor-of-new-media-just-banned-technology-use-in-class/?tid=pm_local_pop>
> (*Washington Post*)
>
> · Why I'm Asking You Not to Use Laptops
> <http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2014/08/25/why-im-asking-you-not-to-use-laptops/>
> (*Chronicle of Higher Education*)
>
> Admittedly, I'm in the technology biz, so feel free to "consider the
> source," but I'm curious: do you have this problem with student computers
> in your TBL classrooms? Have you considered banning these devices in your
> courses? Do you now? Do your TBL colleagues?
>
>
>
> I'm just wondering how much of the growing "ban laptops" movement is
> correlated to courses that are primarily lecture-based. Or is this also a
> problem with active learning course designs like TBL, Peer Instruction,
> Problem Based Learning, etc.? To me, it feels like there are two competing
> pedagogical research threads -- faculty lecture effectiveness vs. student
> multitasking effectiveness -- vying for the attention of profs in how they
> they design and run their classrooms.
>
>
>
> If the issue is competing with technology for the attention of students, I
> get it. The capability and capacity of media technology is too
> overwhelming. But given the research that has been compiled on lecture
> effectiveness, isn't the concern with banning laptops sorta beside the
> point? I always thought the underlying assumption of active learning is
> that students learn by doing, particularly with and from each other. But if
> we see learning as primarily listening to or watching someone else "doing"
> (i.e., the prof thinking or talking), then I could see how student
> computers could be distracting.
>
>
>
> I realize re-designing a course so students do more may feel like a
> daunting "all in" decision for faculty. But am I missing something about
> the impact of student computers in successfully re-designed TBL or other
> active learning courses? If so, please educate me.
>
>
>
> Thx,
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
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> John Fritz
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