How Technology Can Equalize Learning Differences

By Kathleen L. Daly MARCH 13, 2018

(photo courtesy of james yang, chronicle)

This article talks about how different students learn differently which is the heart of the debate, not whether technology in the classroom is a distraction.  It’s about engaging students according to the diverse learning styles, with some of them involving the use of technology.

The examples used in this article are based on the undergraduate population compared to their high-school counterparts as an ideal to replicate. The examples can be used in any classroom in the K-12 environment.

Some ideas presented include needing to step outside the comfort zone of traditional pedagogy.

“It may mean additional preparation time, rethinking an exam format, showing a movie or film clip, turn on the captions. Although these are simple solutions, they increase accessibility for hearing-impaired students as well as they help English-language learners. The result is increased learning for all students.

Read the full article here.