tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post8479845732080539112..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: The Question of Attentionirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-32071367997360917532010-06-22T18:05:32.526-04:002010-06-22T18:05:32.526-04:00Hi,
Congrats on making the Top 40 special educat...Hi, <br /><br />Congrats on making the Top 40 special education blogs<br />http://www.onlinedegrees.org/top-40-special-education-blogs/<br />Please check out my special education law blog at:<br />http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Thanks, <br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-13815857652613202552010-06-21T23:11:21.950-04:002010-06-21T23:11:21.950-04:00Just food for thought, but I wonder if your mentio...Just food for thought, but I wonder if your mention of "theoretical entertainment" gets to the heart of the issue that Carr & others are trying to raise - that our quick switching & ability to follow trails quickly means we are not going deeper (to the point we make light of theoretical investigation). Theoretical entertainment ought be a goal, not something to be mocked. Out of deep consideration of theory, we might gain new insight. Of course more bridging,contextual thought is necessary as well, but in an attempt to gain the whole picture, we likely sacrifice depth of view. Like the electron, we can know position or velocity, but not both. <br /><br />I know you are a fan of Postman, I see Carr as continuing that important tradition of media critique.Jerrid Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195634850530143328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-31565328121326188402010-06-21T10:32:09.579-04:002010-06-21T10:32:09.579-04:00Ira, nice distinction you make here regarding deco...Ira, nice distinction you make here regarding decontextualized research. There is no doubt that we humans can multitask. We do it all of the time. I think the issue of more importance is when tasks do require a single focus... tasks that require of us to think deeply and attend for sustained periods of time (with our without a networked or collaborative space) without constantly switching to and from a myriad of other signals irrelevant to the task at hand. Certainly, not all tasks require this sort of focused immersion in a solitary purpose. But, I think some do and we all need to recognize when that is and have the discipline to slow down or cease the multitasking for "the moment".Steve Ransomhttp://ransomtech.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.com