Engaging the Disengaged: Implementing a No-Tech Policy After Years of Adding Tech to the Classroom
- 30 June 2022
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
- Vol. 77 (3), 339-347
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10776958221106020
Abstract
After a decade of adding technology to the classroom, students asking for a laptop ban sent me on a journey of discovery. After a literature review of existing research and a semester of a no-tech policy, I found less tech, not more increases student engagement and learning. Despite more than a dozen studies over the last decade detailing the negative learning effects of laptops in the classroom, the majority of faculty believe that laptop use in class increases learning. I highlight the research findings, explain my experience with the new policy, and provide suggestions on how to attempt your own.Keywords
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