Category: luddite
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Digital Diploma Mills
In 1998, David Noble published an article entitled “Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education.” This morning I discovered Noble and some of his ideas thanks to a link to “Let There Be Markets: The Evangelical Roots of Economics” by David Noble provided by Aaron Swartz on his wry if theologically questionable post “Understanding…
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Religion of Technology
This morning I listened to David Noble’s 1998 lecture on “The Religion of Technology: The Divinity of Man and the Spirit of Invention” at Seattle University. (Here is the direct mp3 link.) This book was published in 1999. Noble discusses some very ecclectic but engaging stuff probably of interest to anyone who has read Dan…
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Podcast25: Luddite Literacy: Digital Tools or Toys for the 21st Century Classroom?
We can’t (and probably don’t want to on balance) turn the clock back to a 19th century paradigm of exclusively text-based literacy. But what is the real “value added” from multimedia-intense instruction which may border on edutainment? This session (presented at the Texas Computer Education Association’s annual conference in Austin, Texas on February 9, 2005)…
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Recess and Computing at odds?
Longer post than usual here, but these ideas are critical for educators and parents to think about and act on. Complex issues, but also important assumptions that should be recognized and understood in context. Lowell Monke’s thoughtful article “Charlotte’s Webpage: Why Children Shouldn’t Have the World at Their Fingertips” is a marvelous read and a…
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Online Video of “Luddite Literacy” Presentation
One of my TCEA 2005 session presentations was videotaped, and is now available via streaming video.
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Snow Days are the Best Days
Some sage wisdom and advice to put into practice from this morning’s men’s group meeting.
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Images from GameInformer Magazine Gave Me Nightmares
Whether or not I needed more personal, experiential evidence of the veracity of Matthew 6: 22-23, I got some last night…. I read at some point that video game ratings (E for Everyone, T for Teen, M for Mature, N for Not Rated) were assigned by a group that didn’t even play the games: they…
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The Epistemology of Digital Media and TV in “the Age of Show Business”
I have just finished reading Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, by Neil Postman. I think author Neil Postman has a lot of valuable things to say and reflect on. Several years ago I read his book Technopoly, which, along with several other books and articles I read at…