 Learning from a Laptop The Ethics of Technology in Education

What defines the modern classroom?

Cost: Beyond Finances  Instructors:  Time investment  Learning curve

Cost: More than Finances

Availability: How much is too much?  Enabling empowered learning or distracting from core curriculum focuses?

Case Study: Games in the Classroom  School: Quest to Learn  Curriculum based on game-play  Tablets, video games, group discussion

Case Study: Games in the Classroom  Engagement  Innovation  …Distraction?

Physically Present, Mentally Absent “Students rapidly typing up notes turn into ‘court reporters’ that create, perhaps, an accurate account of the class without ever gaining a proper understanding of the material.” – G. Borden Flanagan, PhD, American University [4]

Society on Cost: A Financial Conundrum  Taxpayers shouldering multimillion-dollar budgets  Effects on test scores still unknown / unclear

Society on Cost: A Financial Conundrum

Global Stakes: External Funding  “Big name”, multinational companies funding tech programs, software, equipment  Intel  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  Are students’ best interests really at the heart of it all?

The Digital Divide on Two Levels  Societal  Rural schools - disparities in resources, both internally and externally  Technologically-progressive schools inundated  Intra-generational skills gap

The Digital Divide on Two Levels  Global  Life-preparedness: Can simulations truly model real-life experiences?  Inter-generational skills gap, communication barriers

 Ultimate Question: Where is the Balance?

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