18. Which of the following describe you?
88% 1. You are a texter
86% 2. You use online banking svcs
93% 3. You have Wi-Fi in your house
47% 4. You can define “Web 2.0”
0% 5. None of the above are true
23. Too Much Facebook?
Overdosing on Facebook may
lead to the development of
psychological disorders in teens,
according to Larry Rosen, a
professor of psychology at
California State University.
Source: Mashable
24. Too Much Facebook?
• Development of
narcissism in teens
who often use
Facebook;
• Presence of other psychological disorders,
including antisocial behaviors, mania and
aggressive tendencies, in teens who have
a strong Facebook presence;
Source: Mashable
26. Do You Get Enough Vitamin E?
72% 1. File income taxes online (e-file)
65% 2. Check e-mail on 3 or + diff. accts.
35% 3. Sell anything via e-commerce
84% 4. Learn via e-Learning
0% 5. None of the above
27. Which of these devices
do you have?
75% 1. Smartphone
80% 2. Tablet (iPad or similar)
36% 3. e-Reader (not #2 above)
70% 4. mp3 player (iPod or similar)
2% 5. None of the above
28. The most wired are
311.36 Google
307.5 Female, < 45 yrs.
286.93 Basketball
Team Scores
284.77 Baseball
272.95 Apple
265.9 Male, 45 + yrs.
257.5 Female, 45 + yrs.
253.41 Microsoft
250 Male, < 45 yrs.
250 Hockey
33. They Called Me Stupid!
80 Female, < 45 yrs.
62.5 Hockey
50 Apple
Team Scores
45 Microsoft
44.44 Female, 45 + yrs.
37.5 Basketball
36.36 Baseball
36.36 Google
33.33 Male, 45 + yrs.
0 Male, < 45 yrs.
34. Twitter makes me like people I’ve never met and Facebook
makes me hate people I know in real life. @shaylamaddox
35. If no one tweets about it…
did it really happen?
56. In a Nutshell
Postman argued that
serious discourse was
being reduced to mere
entertainment.
57. In a Nutshell
Most troubling was the
non-serious nature of
news, politics, religion,
and education (when
televised).
58. In a Nutshell
Pg. 87 - The problem
P. 24 – sillier by the minute
P. 107 – Disinformation
59. Pages 159-60
• We would all be better off if
television got worse, not better.
• The A-Team and Cheers are no
threat to our public health.
• 60 Minutes, Eye-Witness News and
Sesame Street are.
60. Amusing Ourselves to Death
• Many of the
remarks he made
about television
can be made
today about
computers and
social networking
61. Which of these books have
you read?
26% 1. 1984
12% 2. Brave New World
40% 3. Both of them
36% 4. Neither of them
76. Graphics by Stuart McMillen
• All words from “Amusing
Ourselves to Death: Public
Discourse in the Age of Show
Business” by Neil Postman … a
book about the possibility that
Huxley, not Orwell, was right.
77. What about the
Internet age?
• Postman’s opinion of the Internet
was much the same as his opinion of
television.
78. What about the
Internet age?
• One of Postman’s biggest complaints
about television was its one-way
communication. No rebuttals.
• Web 1.0 was just another one-way
distraction device, very TV-like.
79. If Postman were still
alive …
• However, Web 2.0 (and after) goes
beyond amusement by bringing
people together and encouraging
creativity.
• Online communication possibilities
solve some of Postman’s concerns.
80. Related Questions
• How does the use
of emerging
technologies add
value to the
educational
process?
85. Let’s get MOOC-Y
76% 1. You can define “MOOC”
31% 2. You’ve signed up for a MOOC
7% 3. You’ve completed a MOOC
26% 4. Hope to have your own MOOC someday
19% 5. None of the above
86. Most MOOC-Y
50 Male, < 45 yrs.
47.73 Baseball
40 Google
Team Scores
37.5 Apple
35 Female, 45 + yrs.
32.81 Male, 45 + yrs.
31.82 Microsoft
30.88 Basketball
30.56 Female, < 45 yrs.
21.88 Hockey
92. Are These Things Disruptive?
• 7% Completion rate
(Coursera Software Engineering – 2/12)
• No interaction with faculty
• Impersonal feedback via auto-grading
• No technical support
• An acronym that means anything you
want it to
93. Is This Disruptive?
At Stanford, “I normally teach 400 students.”
In the MOOC, he “taught” 100,000 students.