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How about instead of lecturing (talking at people instead of to them) and banning laptops, we change the way these people are taught so that they are actually e
by LukeB_UK 12y ago
How about instead of lecturing (talking at people instead of to them) and banning laptops, we change the way these people are taught so that they are actually engaged and focused. It's been known for a while now that different people learn in different ways. Technology can be a huge help in this and companies are already creating products to help create this personalised learning experience.
Disclosure: I work for Frog, a company that creates learning platforms.
- DanBC 12y ago> It's been known for a while now that different people learn in different ways. Are you talking about "learning styles" such as kinaesthetic or visual or auditory? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles > Although there is ample evidence that individuals express preferences for how they prefer to receive information, few studies have found any validity in using learning styles in education.[2] Critics say there is no evidence that identifying an individual student's learning style produces better outcomes. There is evidence of empirical and pedagogical problems related to the use of learning tasks to "correspond to differences in a one-to-one fashion."[3] Well-designed studies contradict the widespread "meshing hypothesis", that a student will learn best if taught in a method deemed appropriate for the student's learning style.[2]