tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2385052954408567954..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Mind wandering and computer use during lecturesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16559488978678008582013-08-21T16:05:57.877-04:002013-08-21T16:05:57.877-04:00Very cool - thanks! Very cool - thanks! Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33108192613433544212013-08-19T18:15:23.992-04:002013-08-19T18:15:23.992-04:00See also "Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual...See also "Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Fontier" (Frontline 3 Feb 2010, full video available online at PBS.org). Stanford psych prof Dr Clifford Nass has been conducting research on students who call themselves "high multitaskers" and it turns out that those students are worse on just about every test he can give them. In my writing classes, I have students read and BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56880072687000110372013-08-19T14:31:22.800-04:002013-08-19T14:31:22.800-04:00It's nice to have this research to back up wha...It's nice to have this research to back up what most of us already know. It's a challenge at LD3C, though, where the admin worships at the altar of technology.Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51277015370552952032013-08-19T11:50:54.748-04:002013-08-19T11:50:54.748-04:00Thanks, Suzy! I will make handouts from both abstr...Thanks, Suzy! I will make handouts from both abstracts and use them as examples the day we cover peer review and tackling a scientific article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20493305065217971392013-08-19T10:14:12.493-04:002013-08-19T10:14:12.493-04:00Gosh, and water is wet. I wonder if they got gover...Gosh, and water is wet. I wonder if they got government funding to come up with a conclusion we already knew. Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81644379951372292962013-08-19T08:29:07.959-04:002013-08-19T08:29:07.959-04:00Students might believe that your classroom ban on ...Students might believe that your classroom ban on electronics is supported by science but they will not care and hate you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19720668612656226662013-08-18T23:34:26.212-04:002013-08-18T23:34:26.212-04:00Great article. You might be able to get it for fre...Great article. You might be able to get it for free like I did if your library subscribes to this journal. I just clicked on the CM link to the article from WITHIN the University system, it recognized that my IP address was from a subscriber and gave me instant access to the article. Dream-Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899352252923649504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37078559523015668532013-08-18T22:13:54.231-04:002013-08-18T22:13:54.231-04:00If you'd like a copy of the article mentioned ...If you'd like a copy of the article mentioned in the post, you might email the author for a copy.David from Sesame Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374814004243962910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15243592294946394652013-08-18T21:55:59.103-04:002013-08-18T21:55:59.103-04:00Yay. We can just drop it in right there. NO STUDEN...Yay. We can just drop it in right there. NO STUDENTS BAD STUDENTS.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11303295106108921322013-08-18T20:38:56.484-04:002013-08-18T20:38:56.484-04:00That Suzy, wow, she blinded me with science.That Suzy, wow, she blinded me with science.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80145340231648434262013-08-18T19:36:26.269-04:002013-08-18T19:36:26.269-04:00And not only does it distract them, it distracts t...And not only does it distract them, it distracts their classmates (and lowers their grades too)--here's a previous article by Canadian researchers that's been getting a lot of attention in our national media lately:<br /><br />Faria Sanaa, Tina Weston, Nicholas J. Cepeda. <b>Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers</b>, <i>Computers & Education</iaemiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773130677505720954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23794056697436805582013-08-18T19:33:10.902-04:002013-08-18T19:33:10.902-04:00Boom! Too bad no one else but us proffies really ...Boom! Too bad no one else but us proffies really cares about research.Dr. Pythonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642960036498538195noreply@blogger.com