In the context of higher education teaching I am making a conscious effort to ask students to put their phones away during lessons (I can't see any way a university can have a ban, or that it would be appropriate). But there will be some activities where I want them to use their phones, so it is a case of using them for the correct thing, not being there as a permanent distraction and temptation.
In the context of higher education teaching I am making a conscious effort to ask students to put their phones away during lessons (I can't see any way a university can have a ban, or that it would be appropriate). But there will be some activities where I want them to use their phones, so it is a case of using them for the correct thing, not being there as a permanent distraction and temptation.
Even in Further Education, where we have 16-22 year olds struggling for their critical GCSE Maths, there seems to be a tricky balance between the positive (e.g. the students enjoy Quizziz, which gives them some quick thinking practice) vs the negative (continual disruption, massive arguments UNLESS there is an absolute institutional practice). So, as usual, the issue comes down to a discipline concern - will ALL the teachers enforce whatever the rule is ALL the time?!
In the context of higher education teaching I am making a conscious effort to ask students to put their phones away during lessons (I can't see any way a university can have a ban, or that it would be appropriate). But there will be some activities where I want them to use their phones, so it is a case of using them for the correct thing, not being there as a permanent distraction and temptation.
Even in Further Education, where we have 16-22 year olds struggling for their critical GCSE Maths, there seems to be a tricky balance between the positive (e.g. the students enjoy Quizziz, which gives them some quick thinking practice) vs the negative (continual disruption, massive arguments UNLESS there is an absolute institutional practice). So, as usual, the issue comes down to a discipline concern - will ALL the teachers enforce whatever the rule is ALL the time?!