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Bradley Dilger writes that making computers 'easy' may also make them less useful. 'Ease is never free: its gain is matched by a loss in choice, security, privacy, health, or a combination thereof,' he says. He urges professors to understand the inimical effects of ease and explore pedagogical practices that can counter those effects.

Dilger, Bradley. Journal of Electronic Publishing (2000). Design>Usability>Technology