Tag: Nicholas Carr

Low-tech Schooling: Avoiding the Shallows in a High-tech Society

Think back only a short while ago to how the transformation of schooling occurred rapidly in response to Covid-19. Materials were sent home and school was provided digitally through internet video services such as Zoom, Skype and Teams. Technology, and particularly screen-based learning, became ubiquitous. While we have since seen a return to on-site schooling, did Covid-19 bring an end to schools without screens? Technology – and here I mean specifically screen-based devices – has transformed all aspects of our lives. Now, there are upsides to this technological transformation such as instant access to our fitness data or knowledge of

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Old Books, the Antidote to Our News Feeds

So much has changed in life during the span of time I have worked in education. Consider the enormous role social media has played since the turn of the century. It has become something like the social operating system for a new generation of students who have never known life without it. Or think about how the smartphone has become something like a new appendage. We are constantly connected to the internet, running our lives from the device in our pockets. These technological transformations have not only changed society, they have changed us as people. And we need to ask

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