Is a steady stream of social media diet good for us?
What do we become by feeding ourselves a steady dose of algorithm-curated social media content? Do we control social media or does it control us?
Technology
Are we using too many apps without thinking about the consequences
For a number of years now I have heard arguments and debates about technology. Is TV good or bad? Is the Internet good or bad? And for the longest time I had assumed that technology was neutral. It was a tool. And you could use the tool for constructive or for destructive purposes. However, as …
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The Tools we use and how they shape us
Neil Postman in 1985 wrote that Television had changed the public discourse of the USA. Whereas for the past many years the culture of the country was shaped by written literature, ever since the Television came people began to think in terms of meaningless images rather than thinking in terms of propositions and arguments. I …
Education and Technological Tools
Imagine driving a Ferrari and not knowing where to go! And yet, when it comes to education through technology, this is what most of us do. We need to focus on the process, not the tool.