Some professors allow laptops in the classroom, others don’t. Personally, I believe that laptop use should be permitted in almost all classes with rare exceptions. The arguments on either side of the ...

A large body of evidence demonstrates the use of technology in schools is nuanced, with more downsides to technology use than most people expect.

Biology professor Jody Hey was lecturing on human evolution one recent day at Temple University. His students vigorously took notes by hand in paper notebooks. There wasn’t a laptop in sight. Nor an ...

Technology provides instant accessibility to information, which is why its presence in the classroom is so vital. Smart phones, computers, and tablets are already an omnipresent element of everyday ...

As the first week of the semester has already passed, most classes have reviewed their syllabi and class rules. For some students, those rules have included a ban on laptops that probably comes as a ...

This instruction is designed for instructors who are hosting a virtual Zoom class from a classroom on campus. It is recommended that you review the following instructions to schedule your Zoom lecture ...

Dr. Twenge is a psychology professor at San Diego State University and the author of “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World.” The standardized test scores of American students had been rising ...

In this brave new world of twenty-first century higher education, it is now axiomatic that professors must employ every possible digital device in order to engage their students. This has led to the ...