Social media, the democratisation of knowledge and physiotherapy. Can they play nice together?

This is just a quick post to point out this great article that explains why so-called “multitasking” in a classroom environment isn’t necessarily a good thing.  As much as we might get carried away with the notion that Wifi enabled laptops in classrooms will add value to students’ learning experience, it seems increasingly clear that this isn’t the case.  Instead, students disconnect from the reality of the experience in which reflection and engagement should be encouraged, preferring distractions like email, browsing, shopping and chatting.

While this isn’t going to be a problem with any of the courses I teach right now, it’s always good to remind myself that technology for technology’s sake is not the answer.

Here’s the link:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/25/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-1/