Cell phones – The Concordian

Concolife app promotes engagement on campus

Posted on October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 by Anna Erickson

Over a year ago, a conversation began about creating a Concordia mobile app for students. On Aug. 10 of this year, that conversation became a reality as the ConcoLife app went live. The conversation began as Assistant Director of Orientation and First-Year Transition Programming Amanda Pieters, Assistant Director of Student Engagement Brent Johnson, and Director…

A new balancing act

Posted on April 21, 2016April 20, 2016 by Contributing Writer

Cell phone usage in Concordia classrooms In one classroom, a student is told to put her phone away and pay attention. Next door, students use their cell phones to take an in-class quiz. Down the hall, a professor asks a student to look up a fact on his phone. The use for Smartphones in our…