Cognition and Computers

Always on /Always on You - The Tethered Self Date: 5th July 2020/Sunday This is a pretty interesting blog about a topic that is close to all of us, our tethered self, our addiction to our digital devices. What is our relation to our devices? Why do we always hold them in our hands? How does it affect our relations to kids, family, friends, colleagues etc How has this digital relation affected out face to face relations? Why do we feel drowning the moment we don't see our devices around? How is this affecting relations between teachers and students? How is this relation affecting the teaching and learning in schools? The idea of the blog came from a paper written by Sherry Turkle titled, " Always On Always on You - The Tethered Self".  Have you often noticed how tethered you are at times? For example if someone want to reach out, whats the common response? You could find me on my cell phone, connect with me through email, find me on social media, Inst...

Knowing and Understanding Types of Knowledge: How they effect the choice of an education technology tool? Date: 4th March 2020/Wednesday This blog post is interesting in the sense that it provided an opportunity to connect the ideas in the reading with the tools we use in classrooms. It was an opportunity to analyze the education technology tools we use from different angles. To begin with what are the different types of knowledge that the tool possesses and how does it benefit the user or the learner. How is knowledge represented in the tool. We all know that knowledge is a collection of facts about a particular concept gained through some sort of experience educational, vocational, technical etc. This knowledge can be divided into different types, these include conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, strategic knowledge and situational knowledge. One thing that needs to be understood here is that not every tool will have all types of knowledge and this may vary depending on ...