Students were asked to read for three hours with no technology in the room. Professor: "What makes the difference is whether you're disconnecting from those sources of distraction that very slowly but systematically encroach upon you" The vast majority of students welcomed this disengagement, professor says.
David Peña-Guzmán discusses how to help rediscover the joy of reading on episode 298 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It all began with a realization that it was not just my students, but also me who were struggling with reading.
-David Peña-Guzmán
I began to notice the extent to which my own reliance on technology was getting in the way of my reading.
-David Peña-Guzmán
My students’ lives are infinitely more complex than I could ever imagine.
-David Peña-Guzmán