چکیده (انگلیسی):

In recent years, there has been a great deal of discussion about the need for student engagement
and a meaningful connection in the classroom. With the advent of cell phones, computers and the
Internet, students are more connected to, and, at the same time, more disconnected from each
other than ever before. We are living in the age of exponential change and technological
convergence where forms of technology speak to each other. The omnipresent cell phone is a
mini-computer and according to futurist Ray Kurzweil, “What now fits in your pocket 25 years
from now will fit into a blood cell and will again be millions of times more cost effective.”
(Greene, 2010) A survey of 211 undergraduates was conducted in an effort to determine whether
student use of technology in the classroom enhances engagement or encourages disconnection.
The results are discussed and suggestions are proposed.