Using smartphones in class? Don’t students have enough distractions? Doesn’t tweeting or texting make students disrespectful to the professor in class? As a professor myself, I certainly understand how distracting a smartphone can be to a student in class, but at the same time, I also believe using smartphones and tablet computers can enhance students’ learning experience if they are used appropriately. Here is my experience. When I taught at Texas Tech, I had a strict policy that prohibits students from using laptops and cellphones in class. I adopted the same policy when I first moved to Syracuse University (SU). It made sense at that time because I wanted students to engage with me in face-to-face and verbal discussion. Time has changed, however. When I developed and taught the social media class at SU and RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). I turned to the opposite direction. I requested to teac...
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