tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post2760636097860912859..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: Still more on phones and multitaskingMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-27875749992857862872014-01-16T15:57:56.379-08:002014-01-16T15:57:56.379-08:00Have them research the question "Can I text a...Have them research the question "Can I text and learn at the same time?" and turn in a paper on their findings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-59272149114328193502014-01-16T08:04:11.809-08:002014-01-16T08:04:11.809-08:00My thinking (as a recently graduated undergrad) is...My thinking (as a recently graduated undergrad) is that these types of timewasters result from mere apathy. If it's apathy about the course in general then that won't make the fear of failing it any more real. If it's temporary apathy or loss of interest/attention then I assume that the statistics will also be conveniently temporarily forgotten.<br /><br />(Sorry for the bleak outlook.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-90312208904280887272014-01-16T06:07:46.523-08:002014-01-16T06:07:46.523-08:00At the end of last semester, I gave an anonymous s...At the end of last semester, I gave an anonymous survey about phone and computer use in class to the students in my three philosophy and humanities courses. Some students who used phones and computers in class and felt it didn't distract them, others acknowledged they were distracted. But the most striking finding was that a small but impassioned minority of students (who didn't use phones or computers) found the behavior of those who did rude and distracting, and asked for a policy forbidding phone and computer use. So another bug we could put in students' ears is the possibility that your cruising Facebook during class could be disturbing to a fellow student. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990627431664282254noreply@blogger.com