You might think that writing on a computer, or a tablet for that matter, instead of using pen and paper is a mere switch from one tool to another. But then you haven’t considered that “the difference between the tool and the machine has never been clearly defined” as F. M. Feldhaus put it, and […]
Read More What We Think About When We Think About ComputersYou ask your students to sum up The Great Gatsby in a tweet, and as always they deliver. Here’s a sample: ”In the gorgeous 20s, one great man forever longing for the love of his life. Love disaster and heartbreak in their dashing, glamorous lives.” ”Everybody who is anybody is seen at Gatsby’s glittering parties. […]
Read More The Tweeting TwentiesIn an episode of The Ricky Gervais Show (Future, S02E08) Stephen Merchant teases Karl Pilkington with the idea of a not so distant future where we might have a chip inserted into our heads to give us immediate and constant access to the Internet. To the amusement of Gervais and Merchant, Pilkington retorts: “Hang on […]
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