Scholarly Mocha Latte

Today, readers, I propose a scholarly article I found for your benefit discussing the concept of more or less technology in the university classroom. The trusty TAMU Library research database led me to this article, which I find most intriguing. It discusses the idea of bringing more or less technology into classrooms through a survey conducted of business students. Rhetorically this article is very neutral and clear in explaining the purpose of the study. Students were asked to a series of questions based on whether their current class uses a moderate amount of technology or little to no technology. Most of the classes responded that they would feel the need to attend class more if technology were removed from their class, probably due to most teachers currently posting notes online. Furthermore students are less willing to take a class with little to no technology, indicating that college students may be too dependant on the use of technology for learning. Students in this study also felt that they would learn more and be able to take better notes if professors used technology such as power point. The study indicated that students in classes of using technology would overall disapprove of removing it while classes without technological use would like it to be brought in. The author notes that this study needs to be expanded to be truly accurate in learning how the use of technology can enhance the university classroom. I would like you, readers, to ponder this article further and think about what these results mean. Is the college classroom benefiting from the use of technology or are college students using technology as a crutch? With this thought I leave you until my next brew of digital coffee.