Watch and try to pick out the missing words: Calgary professor bans modern technology in the classroom The way _____ learn _____ changed _____ lot over _____ generations. Paper notebooks have _____ replaced _____ laptops _____ classrooms, but _____ Calgary professor _____ going old school and banning technology _____ _____ classroom. Reid Fiest explains _____ method behind _____ movement. Peak _____ the door _____ this university classroom and it looks _____ any _____, but there is a _____ difference. Look _____ what’s missing _____ the students’ desks: _____ laptops, _____ tablets, _____ smartphones. _____, they’re _____ banned in Dr. Julie Sedivy’s class. I expected _____ results to _____ good, but I _____ really astounded _____ how big _____ difference _____ made. The University _____ Calgary professor may _____ the only tech free class _____ campus. She says _____ laptop, especially physically _____ metaphorically, blocks learning. It’s _____ barrier _____ the student’s attention _____ engagement. It’s _____ barrier _____ eye contact. I get a _____ of information _____ students, _____ the looks _____ their faces. The university allows teachers _____ make their _____ policies _____ electronics. _____ decision _____students _____ fine _____. I _____ find _____ lot _____ folks _____ I look _____ of myself, ah, _____ either they _____ checking _____ clothes _____ Facebook, _____ I _____ find _____ distracting and I wonder _____ they _____ even in _____ classroom _____ be honest. Others _____ they _____ thousands of dollars _____ tuition and _____ they want to log _____, they should _____ able _____. We’re paying _____ _____ class ourselves, _____ I think _____ should really _____ our prerogative of whether _____ want _____ have _____ laptop _____ not. It _____ be _____ distraction. Dr. Michelle Jacobson worries _____ blanket ban won’t work _____ all classes _____ students. Some professors _____ have legitimate reasons _____ ban technology _____ the classroom. In _____classes, they may not _____ able _____ undertake _____ learning without _____ technology. Ironically, Sedivy always teaches _____ her laptop open _____ _____ projector _____, but she _____ no plans _____ changing _____ lecture rules _____ her students. Almost inevitably, I see _____ correlation between _____ student’s performance and _____ tendency _____ engage, uh, _____ their iPhone surreptitiously _____ the desk, ah, but _____ best students, uh-uh., they _____ seem to _____ inclined _____ take _____ their phone. Reid Fiest, Global News, Calgary.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:49:04 +0000
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