How some instructors are striving to address focus issues in the classroom

A recent piece for the Chronicle of Higher Ed discusses some of the strategies and classroom policies that instructors are using to reduce distraction in the classroom. Some instructors used no-tech classroom policies, requiring students to take their notes and annotate texts on paper. Niklaus Steiner (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) said that students have told him that his no-tech classroom policy helps them focus. Other instructors explained that they find it difficult to fully eliminate devices from the classroom or said they encourage students to use whatever technology is helpful for them.