GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
This week we are exploring “Attention and Multi-Tasking”. I had different ideas of what to write for the blog, but I couldn’t decide in which to elaborate more about, and in honor to the topic of the week, I decided to share the three threads of thought that came to my mind while reading the … Continue reading I Couldn’t Keep My Attention for this Blog…
Read moreSome teachers forbid their students to use any electronic device in the class. I was in a such class. From the perspective of a student, I do think electronic device will decrease efficiency in class learning. It’s human nature that we are easily get distracted by any prominent external stimulus. Use of laptop and other … Continue reading Electronic Device or Not?
Read moreThis is a very touchy subject and I often feel myself straddling the fence regarding whether technology is an aid to our daily lives or if it is more of a hinderance. As someone who is not heavily dependent on my phone, laptop, etc. (or so I think), I can definitely understand how constant usage […]
We are living in fast changing times. Internet, digital connectivity, artificial intelligence, automation, information flow are bringing revolutionary changes on the way our brains act and how teaching and learning occurs. Some theories argue that this is making us more stupid, for example, this article. The new digital age is not just making us habituated … Continue reading Thinking With Machines
Read moreI could not stop myself from being annoyed when I read Nicholas Carr’s article regarding Google making us stupid. The idea that the Internet is “making” us unable to read longer or think deeply seems like a personal problem more than one shared by society at large. Carr points to a study conducted by the … Continue reading Playing the Blame Game
Read moreIn the midst of the discussion about the impacts of the technology-connected life in our ways of thinking and living (we have this week 11 many brilliant insights and thoughts from both sides, negative and positive), I would like to pick up some interesting arguments that point some positive impacts of that transformation. Clive Thompson […]
When I read the articles about disconnection from the internet, and how the internet has altered people’s mental habits, I immediately thought about the topic internet addiction. China has a big issue of young generation addicting to the internet. Some young kids play video games online days and night in internet cafes without even eating … Continue reading Internet addiction?
Read moreOur life can be visualized as a polygon where each side is facing different audience and their different expectations. To broadly classify there are at-least two sides of everyone’s life: the professional life and the personal life. Again, we as a person we have several goals. I think balancing the way we deal with our … Continue reading Technology helps balance life →
Read moreI really liked the article “The Myth of the Disconnected Life” and how it talked about using technology to foster deeper historical context and build community. It was an unexpected but pleasant take on the role of technology in our … Continue reading →
Read moreI feel I am a little bit in a unique position, as when I completed my bachelor’s degree at Penn State in 2005-2009, laptops were not found in the classroom; yet, today, they are pretty much in every class. In fact, it still feels odd to me to see how much laptops are used in class today. …
