Electronic devices are now ubiquitous among college students. Potentially, they have great educational power. So much knowledge lies at your fingertips. BUT...they are also dangerously seductive and addictive. Some of the smartest engineers today spend their days figuring out ways to tempt you online and keep you there. Here are some recent articles about studies that show how to get the most out of your education while getting the most out of your electronic devices.
Multitasking — Yes or No? How to Master the Art of Multitasking
In this article, we’ll look deeper at one of the most controversial 21st-century skills and find out how to reap all the benefits it has to offer.
Media Multitasking Disrupts Memory, Even in Young
Adults
Simultaneous TV, texting and
Instagram lead to memory-sapping attention lapses.
"Our minds can be hijacked": the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia
Google, Twitter and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are
disconnecting themselves from the internet: Silicon Valley refuseniks who are alarmed by a race for human attention.
For better learning in college lectures, lay down the laptop and pick up a pen
When college students use computers or tablets during lecture, they learn less and earn worse grades.
The Farther Away Your Smartphone Is, the Smarter You Are
The mere presence of your smartphone causes your test results to drop.
Don't Look Now! How Your Devices Hurt Your
Productivity.
With tips about how to
get important things done.
Attention, Students: Put Your Laptops Away.
How writing notes longhand means better understanding and retention.
Handwriting vs typing: is the pen still mightier than the keyboard?
Computers may dominate our lives, but mastery of penmanship brings us
important cognitive benefits, research suggests.
In A Digital Chapter, Paper Notebooks Are As Relevant
As Ever.
Why Silicon Valley techies
use Moleskines instead of tablets for taking notes.
Why Startups Love Moleskines.
The
Silicon Valley love affair with Moleskine notebooks.
How Does Multitasking Change the Way Kids Learn?
Why "multitasking" is just a synonym for "distraction."
The Stanford Professor Who Researched Multitasking.
More about the brain and multitasking.
Why
The Brain Prefers Paper
Even in the digital age, reading on paper has its advantages. From
Scientific American