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I'm Always On, Oh My...

1/24/2015

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         Post some thoughts on your blog about being “always on” and how you feel it might affect education

My wife and daughter always say that I spend way too much time online via my smart phone. I fear that while my age would disagree, I am part of Generation Always On (GAO). Why am I always on? Well, mainly because I can be on. It's amazing how much access we have just with our phones alone. Admittedly, I am worried about developing an inability to enjoy my relationships with people who are actually around me, focus for long periods of time, and think deeply. I do not want to be a just shallow consumer of information. On the other hand, I am grateful for having technology that allows me to gather the information I need to solve problems. 

Students that are part of GAO will undoubtedly be good students in immediate terms. What I mean is that, their ability to access information instantly will help them complete schoolwork and pass their courses. The problem is, will they be able to retain such information. As the saying goes, "easy come, easy go". If the research they perform is the instant variety where no books or libraries are involved, their brains might just put what their are learning in the temporary file folder of their brains and delete it after a short period of time. This should really be a big concern for educators. The future student will definitely be wired much differently from past generations. How can we ensure that students will not reach a point where the blessing of educational technology is no longer a blessing but a curse.
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Jess Rosella
1/24/2015 02:09:25 am

I thought you made some valid points in your blog that you posted about Always On. From looking at your website in general, it looks like you know a lot about technology and how to use it in a positive manner. One of the things that you blogged in your entry was how students can access information very easily and get their classwork completed. As much as I agree with that, I feel as though sometimes students do not retain that information because they are looking to copy it rather then take from the article and turn it into their own words in expressing it for either classwork or homework. I see this happen many times when I am asking my students in health to get information about different health topics.

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Leo Balayon
1/24/2015 02:40:58 am

I completely agree Jess. Techy students will gather info from device to moodle with very minimal time spent by that info in the memory center of the brain. Its really human nature. We only want to keep info we are interested in. We live in a copy and paste age. I'm just lucky my ADD allows me moments of hyperfocus LoL.

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Jan-Michael Thomas
1/28/2015 02:30:11 am

I agree one hundred percent my brother. This GAO is a scary generation. Like you said "easy come easy go". Will they retain the information which is being taught to them? Or will they become a superficial learning. These answers are very difficult to answer currently. I guess only time will tell through the advancement or non advancement of our society. Lets pray we are headed in the right direction.

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Leo Balayon
1/29/2015 02:18:58 am

You are absolutely right JM. Only time will tell through the advancement or non advancement of our society.

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