The Woes and Whys of Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Panel Discussion

Two Profs in a Pod · The Woes and Whys of Cell Phones in the Classroom

 

Show Notes

Policies

• Chemistry Cell Phone Policy from Christina Clark
• Cell Phone Policy Trisha Lavigne (for MCCCD Employees)

Resources Faculty Have Used to Help Students and Policy Development

• Hunter R. Boylan's book What works: Research-Based Best Practices in Developmental Education
• "The Distracting Effects of a Ringing Cell Phone: An Investigation of the Laboratory and the Classroom Setting"
• "Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity"
• "Exploring Student and Faculty Reactions to Smartphone Policies in the Classroom"
• "Students' Use of Cell Phones in Class for Off-Task Behaviors: The Indirect Impact of Instructors' Teaching Behaviors through Boredom and Students' Attitudes"
• "How to Identify and Manage Phubbing"