Teachers Need to Be More Engaging To Keep Students off YouTube
Instructors need to be engaging
or entertaining to keep students off Youtube while in class according to a
study done by University of Waterloo.
The researchers surveyed 478
undergraduates and 36 instructors on their perception of technology use in
class. Many students felt they felt bored and not engaged in the classroom.
YouTube was a distraction for most students and was a hindrance for teachers.
However, majority of the students
felt that banning of technology was not the answer to use of YouTube in
classroom. The instructors need to keep students more engaged and entertained
to keep them away from YouTube. The study authored by Elena Neiterman and
Christine Zaza was titled "A Mixed Blessing? Students' and Instructors'
Perspectives about Off-task Technology Use in the Academic Classroom.
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