Digital Age Damaging Learning | Nicholas Carr - 72 views
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excessive use of the internet and other forms of technology diminishes our capacity for deep, meditative thinking, "the brighter the software, the dimmer the user", a counter-revolution may be required.
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curricula must be developed not only with the potential benefits of technology linked to every learning outcome in mind, but also the costs.
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available where there is clear utility, to remove it when there is not
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we must be mindful of any cost associated with allowing ourselves to devolve to a more machine-like state.
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Of greatest importance, however, is the status of our thinking, understanding how we think and the effect new technologies have on our cognitive processes. This debate extends beyond the neuroscience to questions relating to what is worth knowing and what mental functions are worth preserving at their present level of development
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As a senior high school teacher, one of my greatest bugbears is the reluctance of students to reflect on the information they have collected and plan their essays. Rather, some expect to Google their entire essay, often skipping from one hyperlink to the next until they find something that appears to be relevant, then pasting it into their essay, frequently oblivious to academic honesty and coherence of argument. The ability to discern reliability of sources is also severely lacking
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A primary role of educators is to foster qualities that are distinctly human: our ability to reflect, reason and imagine
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In the curricula of tomorrow this may entail identifying topics and tasks that begin with an instruction to turn all electronic devices off.
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No- it should begin with teachers establishing and negotiating meaningful, interesting, and powerful learning opportunities with access to all available tools. The computer as a learning tool is meant to extend physical human capabilities, not weaken them. It is the low-level, rote tasks that we require that weaken them. It's time to recognize this and wake up. Blaming the technology does little more than preserve the status quo.
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