-
October 30, 2023
We know that technology is transforming education. But is it improving it?
Not necessarily, according to a new Global Education M...
-
Memory: paper vs devices
How do people learn better – using paper and pen or digital devices?
To answer this question, scientists from Japan teste...
-
Using wireless devices such as smart phones and ipads had a negative effect on memory and learning in a study which has implications for wireless classrooms. The research, conducted by Professor Geoff Kaurman, found that people absorbed information more effectively from printouts than from the screen.
-
Israel is implementing strong precautions to measure and reduce public exposure to electromagnetic radiation. Its National Activity Report 2015 advises that: magnetic fields were measured in 4800 schools and action was taken to reduce fields in locations that measured more than 4 milliGauss [Australian limits allow exposure to 1000 mG]; ten types of mobile phones were measured for SAR [Specific Absorption Rate] and results showed that, when phones were held close to the head
-
UK Education Secretary, David Blunkett, has sent guidelines to every school in England to discourage the use of mobile phones by children. The letter states, “Children aged 15 and under ... are likely to be more vulnerable to any unrecognised health risks from mobile phone use than are adults because their nervous systems are still developing. Also, because of their smaller heads, thinner skulls and higher tissue conductivity, children may absorb more energy from a mobile phone than do adul...
Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device
