Category: Week 11 – Attention and Multi tasking

I certainly identify with the writer’s point of view. I have to admit that reading this article, which was quite brief by the way, took me longer than it should because I got distracted. I got distracted trying to do many things at the same time. Perhaps, it’s not that my attention span is reducing … Continue reading Lazy me!

Like the author of the Atlantic article, I find myself now unable to concentrate for long periods on the same text. But I also can’t watch a 45 minute television show without doing something else. I’m multitasking at all times it seems like, but that’s different than not being able to concentrate because of the […]

Aptly named. The readings this week are in line with arguments I have with myself and others fairly regularly. I’ve already put a lot of this in comments on other posts, so instead of rehashing I’ll summarize. I’m not an early adopter. I do not want/need the shiny new tech toy the moment it comes […]

Digital technology (DT) has revolutionized learning environments in higher education with multiple resources that are easily accessible and relatively easy to implement. DT likely improves the amount of knowledge or skills that a student acquires, as well as, it might keep engagement of the students in the classroom. Yet, just by adopting DT in the … Continue reading A digital world is not a dumber world →

Many can assume that information is power, in a positive way.  The UN has gone so far as to say that access to the Internet should be a basic human right.  While I doubt that is so people every where can suffer through mediocre food photography on Instagram, I do think that the access to […]

Some 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?

This 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