Texting in class

Interesting story from Inside HigherEd about one professor’s approach to “punishing” students caught text messaging during class time.  This debate won’t go away for a while, and I hope it actually leads to productive discussions on the topic.

My first reaction was that if the students are not “fully” paying attention, the professor is not fostering active learning.  But, then I read some of the finer print…THERE ARE 400 STUDENTS IN THE CLASS!  No wonder the students are disengaged.  Sheesh.

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