Computer Multitasking in the Classroom: Reduced Learning versus Modern Living
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Computer Multitasking in the Classroom: Reduced Learning versus Modern Living. / Hertzum, Morten; Björneborn, Lennart.
In: interactions, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2020, p. 66-70.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Computer Multitasking in the Classroom: Reduced Learning versus Modern Living
AU - Hertzum, Morten
AU - Björneborn, Lennart
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Computers have entered the classroom. They have largely replaced pen and paper for note taking, at least in European and North American universities. In addition, many students read course texts on their computer, rather than in hardcopy, and in-class exercises rely on student access to online information or simulations. Yet, these productive uses of computers to facilitate and augment learning are not the only ways in which computers have entered the classroom. By making social media, games, email, and the like readily available they are also a source of distraction. The human-computer interaction (HCI) community can help understand the various consequences of computer use in the classroom and support students and educators in coping with them.
AB - Computers have entered the classroom. They have largely replaced pen and paper for note taking, at least in European and North American universities. In addition, many students read course texts on their computer, rather than in hardcopy, and in-class exercises rely on student access to online information or simulations. Yet, these productive uses of computers to facilitate and augment learning are not the only ways in which computers have entered the classroom. By making social media, games, email, and the like readily available they are also a source of distraction. The human-computer interaction (HCI) community can help understand the various consequences of computer use in the classroom and support students and educators in coping with them.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - multitasking
KW - Learning
KW - modern living
U2 - 10.1145/3381022
DO - 10.1145/3381022
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 66
EP - 70
JO - Interactions
JF - Interactions
SN - 1072-5520
IS - 2
ER -
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