GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
In 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. …
In one of my Graduate Teaching Scholar (GTS) weekly meeting, someone came up with this question: What’s your plan B in teaching when the technology is completely broken? When the computer doesn’t run and the projector doesn’t function? I have to admit I never thought about this question before. I heard people talking about … Continue reading What’s your plan B in teaching when the technology is completely broken?
Read moreWhen reading this article I laughed so hard. It has many contradictions and makes no sense. The author gathers some biological evidence and pretends to use them but does a bad job at it and misses his goals. The author definitely did not convince me how Google is making us stupid. He definitely reminded me that […]
This week’s topic of attention and multi-tasking fuels a lot of questions and concerns I have about using the technology. Reading over the article, “The Myth of the Disconnect Life,” I found myself thinking, “wow, … Continue reading →
Read moreI enjoyed the beginning of the article article “The Myth of the Disconnected Life”. Made me think of everything that upsets me about my visits to Northern Virginia. You see couples pulling up in the posh cars, and both are staring at the phones. It’s sad. Funny, I remember 3 years ago I promised … Continue reading Improvement through Technology
Read moreI have Attention Deficit Disorder, while some people don’t believe it actually exists I think that we can all agree that we can all agree that everyone displays varying degrees of its symptoms from time to time. I am wired to be distracted. When my medication wears off I am off the wall, impulsive, fidgety, […]
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