According to a recent survey, college "students are spending nearly 12 hours daily, on average, engaged with some type of media". I found this survey on the PRSA website. So half of a college student's life is spent using technology.
While this article doesn't go into detail regarding when these gadgets are used to engage with media, I'd almost bet cash-money that some of that time is during class.
Students are usin
g technology in the classroom -- sometimes as a distraction and sometimes for good purpose. The student could be surfing the web for classroom-related content, playing the "google jockey" perhaps. Maybe the instructor uses online classroom software, like an LMS, to post additional resources and homework questions. Students could be using their cell phones to send answers to polling questions via software for the classroom.
On the other hand, students could be playing FarmVille on Facebook or texting their friends about what happened at the weekend's big bash.
Whatever these students are doing, they are doing it with technology. Sooner than later, I believe more professors will embrace technology as a tool with purpose in education which will better help them engage and connect with their students.
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While this article doesn't go into detail regarding when these gadgets are used to engage with media, I'd almost bet cash-money that some of that time is during class.
Students are usin
g technology in the classroom -- sometimes as a distraction and sometimes for good purpose. The student could be surfing the web for classroom-related content, playing the "google jockey" perhaps. Maybe the instructor uses online classroom software, like an LMS, to post additional resources and homework questions. Students could be using their cell phones to send answers to polling questions via software for the classroom.On the other hand, students could be playing FarmVille on Facebook or texting their friends about what happened at the weekend's big bash.
Whatever these students are doing, they are doing it with technology. Sooner than later, I believe more professors will embrace technology as a tool with purpose in education which will better help them engage and connect with their students.
**Photo from mediabistro.com**
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