Technology may be more useful for logistics than learning

Chronicle of Higher Education : A survey of more than 40 professors at three research universities has found that internet- and computer-based technologies such as PowerPoint, YouTube, and online portals are often used to handle logistical problems, such as managing larger class sizes, rather than to improve learning itself. The study also found that there’s a gap between the way universities market technology use in the classroom and the ways that professors actually use the technologies. Although universities tend to present technology as a way to improve teaching, many professors see it instead as a detriment to learning. One professor indicated that students are less likely to attend classes that rely on PowerPoint slides and online course notes because all of the material covered in the course is already available to them.