Session D-1: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Students
Session Number
D-1
Grade Level
Grade Levels: HS
Start Date
4-3-2016 1:40 PM
End Date
4-3-2016 2:40 PM
Description
After a summary of Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains, we will discuss strategies for how to foster deep learning in an age of distraction. The presentation will feature a catalog of intellectual technologies, a history of literacy, a cognitive theory of learning, the neurological mechanisms of learning, and the latest research on screen-based reading comprehension.
Session D-1: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Students
After a summary of Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains, we will discuss strategies for how to foster deep learning in an age of distraction. The presentation will feature a catalog of intellectual technologies, a history of literacy, a cognitive theory of learning, the neurological mechanisms of learning, and the latest research on screen-based reading comprehension.