Tech in Education

How Excessive Phone Use Can Hinder Student Success A majority of college students spend over four hours a day on their phone, negatively impacting their mental health and focus.

Keeping English language testing relevant in the AI era In an age of AI, how can English language testing remain relevant to the evolving needs of higher education, employers, and learners?

Digital First Or Back To The Blackboard? Sweden Rethinks Tech In Classrooms Updated March 18, 2025 at 5:40 p.m.* -Analysis- Sweden has been putting the brakes on the progressive digitalization of education. Without going into details, Sweden’s Minister of Education, Lotta Edholm, announced in the spring of 2022 that the government was alarmed at Sweden’s poor results in...

Students Don't Think Cellphones Distract Them From Learning STEM. Teachers Disagree New surveys of teens and teachers show how far apart the two groups are on this issue.

Here’s what happened when my school enforced its cell phone ban I didn’t have to say "get off your phone” once.

Schools vs. Screens - Macleans.ca This fall, provinces from coast to coast confidently announced that they were banning phones in the classroom. It’s not going well.

Facing Cell Phone Distractions Head-On When students—and teachers—aren’t distracted by cell phones, everyone can focus on learning. Here’s how one teacher came up with a system that works.

AI is transforming university teaching, but are we ready for it? - University Affairs University instructors, leaders, and staff should all be involved in the AI discussion

U of T prof’s animatronic puppets are inspiring kids to use tech as a tool for creativity - University Affairs ‘It’s a bit of a stealth STEM program.’

New Book Says There’s More to Holding Students’ Attention Than Silencing Phones From the myth of multitasking to ‘attention contagion,’ high school teacher Blake Harvard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.

Record Test Scores Buoy School Where Failing Students Put Phones Away The percentage of students who achieved a GPA of 3.0 and above in their English and math exams is also well above the national average.