From the article “Child drownings in Germany linked to parents’ phone ‘fixation’” The German Lifeguard Association (DLRG) – the biggest organisation of its kind in the world, providing 40,000 volunteer lifeguards at German beaches, lakes and the coast – has…
Smartphones in class
“Working while receiving texts or email reduces workers’ performance IQ by 10 points“: From the conservative but reliable The Economist. “Study: Allowing smartphones in class lowers grades–even for students who don’t use them” from BigThink.com, a website whose credibility and…
Social media and academic freedom.
US teacher fired for jokingly correcting spelling in a student tweet. (How credible is Daily Mail? ) Kansas Board of Regents ruled a couple years ago that faculty at KS colleges can be fired for “damaging the brand” of the…
Texting in class
Everyone does it; right? Not as much in professional settings as you’d think. Sarcasm doesn’t work, despite the attempts of the sign to the right. Why do students think it’s acceptable? Sometimes it really looks bad. If you scroll down…