Students becoming more dependent on technology in the classroom, study says. Imagine an Ohio University student making it through an entire day without checking his or her phone once.
According to a study recently conducted by Wakefield Research and e-textbook seller CourseSmart, most college students rely on technology to get by in the classroom. The results of the study, which had a 500-student sample size, showed that 73 percent of students said they would not be able to study without some form of technology. Furthermore, 38 percent said they could not go more than 10 minutes without checking their laptops, smartphones, tablets or e-readers. Simbo Odunaiya, senior research engineer at OU, said he wasn’t at all surprised by the data, especially when it came to the frequent use of e-textbooks on college campuses. According to the study, 63 percent of students said they have read an e-textbook at least once.
“E-books are becoming a trend, especially because of the high cost of textbooks,” Odunaiya said. This recent trend doesn’t go only for students. The Power of Social Technology. Faculty:Jennifer Aaker In the past year, a dizzying number of people have written about (and blogged about, tweeted about…) the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, email and YouTube, yet few address how to leverage the incredible power of new social technology to effectively create social good.
“What is social good?” Some believe it’s a good or service that benefits the largest number of people in the largest possible way. Classic domains for social goods are often seen in education, environment, health, arts and culture. However, the concept of social good used in PoST is broader– including building trust, happiness, and self esteem- to touch industries you’re familiar with.
Thus the goal of the class is simple: to help you harness social technology in support of a clear single, focused goal to cultivate social good. One of our collective outcomes is an up-to-date PoST Toolkit that will showcase insights about social technology applications. Resources CoNext: Power of Social Technology. When Technology Addiction Takes Over Your Life.
Are you a tangled mess of BlackBerrys, emails, PDAs, iPhones, laptops, and cell phones?
Here’s how to untangle your life and find healthy balance. Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. Jenn Hoffman, Phoenix-based CEO of The J Brand Group, should have been enjoying a relaxing vacation on the Cote d'Azur. Sipping champagne and nibbling on cheese at the posh Louis XV restaurant, she was eagerly awaiting her entree, a poached Breton lobster.
She lunged for it and swiftly pecked out a response to my request for BlackBerry anecdotes: "I'm so addicted to this device that I stopped mid-bite to rush to send this message. "My BlackBerry runs my life," Hoffman says. Hoffman is not alone in dealing with technology overload. (Are you addicted to technology?
Continue reading below... The Paradox of Modern Life We are now more wired than ever. It's the new epidemic, Hallowell says. The International Association of Science and Technology for Development.