by Dr. Jason Neiffer | May 1, 2015 | Philosophical Friday
None of the Tech-Savvy team are in for an Apple Watch… yet. However, the technology is intriguing. With my own personal revelation that turning off notifications on my smartphone for work has increased productivity and decreased stress, is there any merit to a...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Nov 21, 2014 | Philosophical Friday
With Common Core and its associated exams putting laser focus on reading in the classroom like never before, there is a growing debate on the role of technology and our prolific digital devices on our reading skill and the brain. I am incredibly interested in this...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Oct 31, 2014 | Philosophical Friday
Happy Friday tech-savvy teachers! I leave you this week with an incredibly interesting story from the excellent WNYC Podcast, New Tech City, on the open question of the amount of screentime that is appropriate for younger kids. This topic is, of course, very near and...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Feb 28, 2014 | Opinion, Philosophical Friday
Although I am a self-proclaimed tech-savvy teacher and nerd, I don’t always defer to technology as the answer to problems, education or otherwise. I have witnessed the failed promises of too many quick fixes in professional development seminars, faculty...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Feb 14, 2014 | Opinion, Philosophical Friday
As an educational technology advocate and a “tech-savvy teacher,” I am always a little cynical of adopting any system, strategy or philosophy that promises to create universal or mass appeal for students. I am reminded by works like Why don’t kids...
by Dr. Jason Neiffer | Jan 31, 2014 | Announcements, Opinion, Philosophical Friday
I just started another semester teaching “Instructional Media and Computer Applications” at the University of Montana, where I am a doctoral candidate and campus employee working for the state virtual school. My students are pre-service teachers, usually...
