To what extent should we allow students to use screen-devices in the classroom?, assignment help

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To what extent should we allow students to use screen-devices in the classroom?

In this class, we have continued to allow the use of laptops and other devices while in the lecture, but that's a decision on our part; it could have been otherwise. It is up to the lecturer (and administration) to construct policies regarding use of devices in the classroom, and presumably any lecturer or administrator has an argument in favour of her or his policy.

For this essay, you should imagine yourself in the role of an administrator responsible for creating such a policy. Your task is to understand the issues on both sides of the debate and to create an argument in favour of a clearly-stated policy. Your argument should be concise and direct to the point.

In a case like this, there are two obvious answers: ban all devices, or allow any device and any content. But there is also plenty of room for subtlety in between: perhaps to suggest a ban on social media in the classroom, or to only allow the use of devices in certain physical parts of the classroom, or to use other technologies to block certain social media sites, etc. We expect your argument to reflect this subtlety.

There's lots of research available on the topics of the extent to which technology might help in educational settings and how much it might be harmful. Review and balance that research (see references below) and write a recommendation (in the form “we should _____ in the classroom...”) and construct an argument in favour of that recommendation.

To present your argument:

(1) In a paragraph, state your recommendation and a summary of your main argument. Example: “For this essay I will make a recommendation against using any technology in the classroom. To support this conclusion, I will construct an argument based on ….”

(2) Make sure that your premises and conclusion are identifiable. Be explicit about which of your premises work dependently and which ones workd independently.

(3) At least one of the premises must be a rejection of an argument against your conclusion. (See references below for some such arguments).
** Note: be charitable to the opposition!

(4) Provide a sub-argument for each main premise.

(5) Present a form of your main argument in propositional logic and show that your main argument is valid using a truth table. You are not required to show that your sub-arguments (arguments for the main premises) are valid.

References:

Pro-laptop:
http://c21u.gatech.edu/blog/case-laptops-classroom

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/06/in_defense_of_laptops_in_the_college_classroom.html

Pro-handwriting:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/why-writing-hand-could-make-you-smarter

Anti-Laptop:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hot-thought/201007/banning-laptops-in-classrooms

You should do some research to get more information about the topic before formulating your conclusion. We strongly encourage you to go beyond the information in the references listed above. Feel free to provide more references.

Word Limit

1,500 words (excluding truth table and bibliography).


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We Should Use The Screen Devices In Class.
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We Should Use The Screen Devices In Class.
In this essay, I will recommend the use of screen devices in the classroom because; screen
devices make the learning process easier. Although a lot of research has been done aimed at
banning the use of screen devices including laptops, smart phones, tablets among others in the
classroom, I disagree with the points that have been raised by the anti-screen devices
campaigners. Banning the use of these devices will deny the good students the advantage of
enjoying the benefits associated with the use of these devices. In an institution where we respect
and care about the welfare of our students in terms of the quality of their academics, we should
support then use of screen devices by sensitizing the students on the importance of using them in
an effective manner. In developing my argument, I would like to recognize some of the points
that have been raised against the use of screen devices in the classroom.
Argument 1: The use of screen devices distracts students from concentrating in class. Thagard
(2009) argues that the use of laptops in classrooms distracts the students from concentrating in
class. Most of the students who use the laptop in the class do not concentrate at all. Instead, they
spend most of their time on social media such as Facebook, chatting through messages or video
chat. Others also use the lecture time to watch movies and videos. He also adds that these
students not only divert their attention, but also the attention of the other students who can see
the screen of their laptop. Due to this, the students fail to understand the concepts discussed by
the lecturer in the class. The end result of this is that the students start obtaining poor grades or

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lack the quality of the skills that were supposed to have been acquired in the specific lectures that
they failed to concentrate.
Argument 2: Writing by the keyboard makes students become less smart. In his article “Why
Writ...


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