{"id":46728,"date":"2019-01-31T12:30:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=46728"},"modified":"2019-01-31T12:30:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T20:30:50","slug":"smartphones-connect-art-students-to-sights-and-sounds-of-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/smartphones-connect-art-students-to-sights-and-sounds-of-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones connect art students to sights and sounds of Montr\u00e9al"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMany teachers see smartphones as weapons of mass distraction in the classrooms and have become\u00a0convinced smartphones and school are a bad mix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a smartphone, a student is connected to all their friends and millions of strangers on a vast virtual world of attention-grabbing apps.<\/p>\n

While there are many legitimate concerns over smartphone use in classrooms,\u00a0the fact remains that smartphones are a major part of teens\u2019 lives today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this context, embracing the mindful use of smartphones in classrooms might be a more effective tactic than prohibiting their use in schools.<\/p>\n

I believe educators can have a positive impact on the everyday practices of youth by integrating smartphones in thoughtful and creative ways inside and outside classrooms.<\/p>\n

I am a member of a\u00a0research team investigating how mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, can be used to enrich teaching and learning in art classrooms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am also an artist whose sense of the learning possibilities with smartphones has been enriched by my own explorations with sound.<\/p>\n

Sonic energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One day, I borrowed an audio recorder and I stood out in my backyard in\u00a0Verdun,<\/a>\u00a0a neighbourhood in Montr\u00e9al\u2019s south west, and started listening with the device.<\/p>\n

This familiar place had suddenly transformed into an aural ocean imbued with sonic energy!<\/p>\n

I became aware of a world full of sound that I had been tuning out and I began composing soundscapes that represent my relationship to my everyday surroundings.
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