Yes, I’m ancient. We’ve already clearly established that fact in a previous post. So when I say to you that I remember teaching at a time when there were no cell phones in the classroom, that probably makes sense to you. But, I also remember a time when there were no cell phones. Full stop. And I’m not just talking smartphones – I mean, I remember life before you could make a phone call at any time from anywhere. Imagine…
Continue readingScreens Between Us
This debate topic signals a personal transformative change in how I view cell phones in the classroom and I now understand the topic is far more nuanced than I imagined. “Text me when you get there safely, honey!” Students go … Continue reading
Continue readingReflecting on Educational Technology: AI and Cell Phones in the Classroom
This week’s debates encouraged me to think more critically about the role technology plays in education. While the topics; AI technologies will revolutionize education and Cell phones should be banned in the classroom focused on different issues, they both emphasised the same underlying challenge: how do we integrate technology into education in ways that enhance […]
Continue readingLet’s Not Outsource Thinking
Going into this debate, I fully disagreed with the statement that AI technology will revolutionize education for the better. My gut reaction comes from a place of genuine concern (this … Continue readingLet’s Not Outsource Thinking
Continue readingReng reng reng – could I call to my mom?
The first question that came to my mind when I saw this debate topic was, “Is it really necessary to ban mobile phones in the classroom?” To answer this, I reflected on my own experience as a K–12 student. Back…
Continue readingPut the Phone Away … or Put It to Work?
If you had asked me before this course what I thought about students having phones in the classroom even for higher grades, my response would have been simple: “No, that’s too distracting!” As I write this, though, I find myself … Continue reading
Continue readingMore Powerful Than a Calculator, Less Impressive Than Humans
Personally, AI freaks me out. The fact that this talking bot seemingly has the answers to all of life’s mysteries and problems is odd. Its unlimited modalities, from lesson plans to therapy, concern me for what the future will look … Continue reading
Continue readingConundrum of phone ban in school
In 2024 provincial government put out the notification to the effect that starting in the 2024-25 school year, cell phones will not be permitted during class time across K-12 schools in Saskatchewan. Policy makers saw it as a distraction that kept children from focusing on their studies in class. Use of smartphones in schools have …
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Continue readingAre Smartphones Making is Dumb?: Why I Believe in Smartphone Restrictions in Schools
Of all the topics we have explored in EC&I 830, the topic of smartphones is the one that I have the hardest time not eliciting an emotional response to (cool it, pathos!) I’ve shared in previous posts, I have a natural aversion to not only the cel…
Continue readingThe AI in Education: Revolutionary Progressive or Whimsical Idea?
There is no denying that it was a very spirited debate on the issue of AI revolutionizing education, where a lot of questions remained unanswered. This blog is an attempt to try and debate some of the subjects and points that remained unaddressed. This post may get long, please bear with me. I am posting …
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