Reverting to Pen & Paper Won’t Improve Learning. Better Learning Design Will.

Some educators believe that better learning occurs when we remove laptops and go back to pen and paper.

But that raises an important question. Are we confusing easier classroom management with better learning?

In my latest Tech & Learning column, I explore why blaming laptops for declining learning outcomes misses the bigger issue. The problem was never the devices. It was the learning model we built around them.

The article examines why the paper vs. screens debate is often misunderstood, why arguments about the “primary use” of technology oversimplify learning, and why schools must help students learn to manage attention, choose the right tools for the task, and operate responsibly in a digital world.

It also looks at how this same debate is already emerging again with AI.

Read the full article at Tech & Learning.