True, students have always doodled, talked, or slept in lectures, sometimes distracting their classmates while doing so. And yes, technology—like the Learning Catalytics model being pioneered at Harvard—should be used as a tool to enhance learning. But Nemerov is also right to express concern about student’s ability to pay attention and focus for 60 minutes.
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