"A leading platform for the popular "massive open online courses" offered by elite universities is moving into a new realm: the expansive field of continuing education for teachers."
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Its a significant positive development that tenured professors who don't use technology that much like MOOCs and expect their widespread adoption and that this will drive down the cost of university education.
"participants who multitasked on a laptop during a lecture scored lower on a test compared to those who did not multitask, and participants who were in direct view of a multitasking peer scored lower on a test compared to those who were not" (unless their use is integrated into the instructional strategy, emphasizing again the need for good instructional design).