disrupt learning!

I recently had the opportunity to write a whitepaper for DYMO/Mimio Interactive Teaching Technologies about use of hi-tech Student Response Systems (aka “clickers”) in the classroom.  In full disclosure, DYMO/Mimio, a Newell Rubbermaid company, is my former employer.

When I was working in the educational technology hardware industry one of the most common questions I was asked was some variation of “Can you show me research that says that if I put this equipment in my classroom my students’ outcomes will improve?”  This was a question that I got not just from customers, but from colleagues alike.  It was a fascinating and shocking question to me.  The idea that adding a chunk of metal and plastic into a classroom would suddenly, magically, transform academic performance was one that people so badly wanted to be true…an educational panacea…what better way to solve the education problem AND generate sales? Continue reading →