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I think that argument is often made because it is easy to make. Just because one reads from a paper textbook means one is avoiding distractions? What about phon
by ktta 9y ago
I think that argument is often made because it is easy to make. Just because one reads from a paper textbook means one is avoiding distractions? What about phones and their incessant alerts?
One way you can avoid distractions is to limit the features of the device. Pull internet access. The problem here is with the student more than the device. I tend to get distracted a lot when reading a digital textbook too. It takes effort, but also does not looking at your phone when you are reading a textbook.
- afarrell 9y agoOne has the option of leaving the phone in a dorm room and going to the library. > the problem here is with the student. In all such things, we need to think about the combined student-device system, no? Especially since it is orders of magnitude cheaper and more straightforward to change the device than to change the student.
- d0lph 9y agoStill, I think it's easier to ignore a distraction on a phone, which you can easily put on silent vs. a computer where you're a click away from facebook. The less effort that's required to focus, the better.
- tpkj 9y agohttps://hbr.org/2017/10/in-a-distracted-world-solitude-is-a-competitive-advantage https://hbr.org/2017/10/in-a-distracted-world-solitude-is-a-...