Are we doing the right thing by introducing technologies that reduce the cognitive load for our students?
Apr 2nd, 2009 by Steffanie Reid
I wonder about this question every time I notice the reliance of students on technology. It is clearly evident to me that students no longer use technology to enhance their everyday lives, they are reliant on it. Take away their cell phones, they’d be crushed! Scarier…take away their calculators and the vast majority would be quite helpless in math class!
I think in our haste to utilize technology in teaching to help keep our students attention we may have begun to unconsciously teach them about a perceived value of technology.
While I am pro-technology integration in teaching I believe we need to be careful that in our attempts to expand our students experiences we don’t neglect the basics upon which we build our understanding of the world!