Touch. See. Feel.
A Prof’s Manifesto on Paper Planners in a High-Tech World.
November 14 2021
Because all the technology they had was not helping them. With every passing year since returning to teaching in 2007, I saw more and more students struggling to complete their schoolwork. Despite alarms in phones, and the ability to take photos of the blackboard and calendar apps and productivity apps and tablets and Apple pens -- they were getting worse at managing their time, not better. They were getting worse at taking notes despite using a laptop in class, and worse at actually remembering and being able to apply what they learned.
Enough with Power Point Passivity!
August 14 2020
So what is with all this talk of stickers and markers? What do they actually DO? It turns out, they do A LOT when it comes to learning.