As a college educator for 22 years in technology/compsci, I definitely agree with many of the early points in this article surrounding the benefits of the physi

As a college educator for 22 years in technology/compsci, I definitely agree with many of the early points in this article surrounding the benefits of the physical classroom. However, I strongly disagree with the comments regarding distraction and focus for online and blended learning environments. In my field, online is not a distraction per se, but something that is necessary for app development (think StackOverflow and IDE documentation!). It reinforces what I'm demonstrating and lecturing about, and encourages students to research and think outside of the box. For example, I actually expect students to Google topics and documentation while I'm teaching online, and this process is both motivating for students and key to being successful in my field.