The Practice of Using Technology
I was recently reminded of the truth of Clive James’s words: “It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you […]
On Which Side of Which Digital Divide Are You?
Another version of this article is available in the February 2012 issue of The LINK, a quarterly publication of the Society of […]
Technology, Faith, and Practice
Technology? Social media? Have you examined your beliefs about these topics as a Christian and as an educator? Have we had the […]
Social Networking and the Spirits of the Age
Social media such as Facebook are formative in the lives of many North American teens. There is no end in sight to […]
Technology Has a Message
It is often stated that technology is merely a tool. The typical argument goes something like this: it’s not the technology itself, […]
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
“The effects of technology do not occur at the level of opinions or concepts,” wrote McLuhan. Rather, they alter “patterns of perception […]
Alone Together
Sherry Turkle, The Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT and founder and director of […]