Laptops in the classroom: Mend it, don't end it - CSMonitor.com - 0 views
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shared by Bryan Lee on 18 Dec 09
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Admitting laptops into the classroom means facing the reality that in the competition for attention, our best lectures can't even beat solitaire
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Students no longer need us for the facts because facts are instantly available on the Internet. Instead, they need us to help them figure out what to do with all that data.
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Teachers must step down from being the sage on the stage and learn to be the guide on the side
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solve engaging problems
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They are synthesizing their own experience, ideas from the professor, and sources that they can find on the Web
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e-mailing experts, posting to blogs, or editing pages on wikis
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The Socratic exchange
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The powerful face-to-face questioning isn't competing with the laptops; instead, it depends on it.
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Sometimes the instructor is delivering content, but more often the teacher is helping students learn how to learn.
