The screen ban debate is back, and most educators already know it is the wrong conversation. A classroom full of paper worksheets produces just as many students who never have to think as a classroom full of tablets. The medium was never the variable. The task was. Let's talk about the filter that changes how you build anything.

This episode draws in part on research in:

• Productive failure and cognitive engagement (Kapur, 2016)
• Desirable difficulties and deeper learning (Bjork & Bjork, 2011)
• Feedback, formative assessment, and learning outcomes (Hattie & Timperley, 2007)
• Process versus outcome feedback and intrinsic motivation (Mueller & Dweck, 1998)
• Self-regulated learning and task engagement (Zimmerman, 2002)