How can we move away from this
phenomenon? Do you think we can? Do any of you have ways that you resist the
digital busyness?
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Activity 6.5 : Processing Information in a Technolically-Rich Age
I find Carr and Powers to be absolutely correct that technology is changing the
way we learn, and affecting our self-regulation, and I find it kind of scary,
don’t you? I was amused by Powers’ metaphor regarding the room and the tapping
people, but I also realized the truth in it- I see every day how technology
affects my productivity, my decision making, and my habits. I don’t really like it. Even in the time it took me to read Powers’
chapters, I received three texts and four emails, and each time I was brought
away from the material I was reading by that familiar “ding!” and had to
redirect myself. It makes me want to give
up all this technology.
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Chelsea,
ReplyDeleteI think my life is run by the proverbial "Ding" of my phone--I constantly check it and want to be "checked up on." I find it gratifying when someone reads my Facebook wall and posts on it. I think one of the ways I try to combat this phenomenon is by only posting things that I feel are important. I admit, sometimes I post something for someone else's gratification, but rarely. I find myself posting things that pertain directly to my studies. I think the last thing I posted was an NPR broadcast about how elementary education majors in Kentucky are one of the lowest performing groups (according to ACT test scores) that enter college and how they require more remedial classes than most. I teach elementary education majors, so I felt it important to share and start a discussion. Perhaps one of the ways to combat digital busyness is to make the "busyness" applicable in some manner.