By Charlene O’Hanlon, THE Journal
K-12’s tendency toward slow adoption isn’t all bad. It allows schools to draw from the experiences of colleges and universities, which have come to function as a proving ground for classroom devices. Care has to be taken when relating technology’s use in college and university lecture halls to the way it’s applied in K-12 classrooms. To some degree, what happens in higher ed stays in higher ed. Differences in pedagogy, learning styles, and even attendance can impact the way the respective students in the two environments consume technology, which in turn impacts the technology’s effectiveness as a learning tool. In higher education, for example, classes are large–some lectures can have as many as 200 students–and attendance is often not mandatory. Technology, as such, is viewed more as a utility than a perk.
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