Sunday, December 6, 2009

Technological Change

What have you had to “unlearn” (i.e. that only phones are for having conversations) in the past 10 years due to technological change?
Technology is the future of the world and our generation is at the peak of technological expansion. When I was in grade school, my librarian taught me how to use the Dewey Decimal system, and I have not used that tool since than. Now I get on a computer and look up books in the JMU system. People doing research used to use books and hard copy sources, but now students use the internet to submit their research. The internet is faster, easier, and slowly building factual databases that will eventually put books online. Ill use JMU as an example. JMU has two libraries vs. a computer lab in almost every building, an increasing number of laptops that you can rent at the library, computers within the library, an internet based system of research databases and other sources of information, AND JMU almost requires each student to have a laptop when they enter as a freshman. I have come to realize that information in contemporary society is becoming more and more internet-based. I am learning to use all the sources of the internet-social networking sites, online merchants, research databases, etc. -to increase my knowledge base and expand past basic book research.

1 comment:

  1. I think your recognition that we're in a period of change is smart... and I think by requiring you to have the laptop, you've been put on the short track of managing the trends.

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