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Digital Evolution: Impact of Hypertext and the Internet on Thinking and Research

Discover the evolution of thinking and research from schools' early investments in computers to the rise of hypertext and the current digital era. Explore the shift from linear reading to hyperlink navigation and its effects on comprehension and cognitive processes. Delve into the challenges and benefits posed by information overload, collaborative sharing, and the changing dynamics of research in the digital age. Join the debate on neurological impacts, cognitive overload, and the validity of online content. Are we moving towards enhanced human intelligence or facing cognitive challenges in the era of information abundance?

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Digital Evolution: Impact of Hypertext and the Internet on Thinking and Research

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  1. The Beginning • Early 1980s- Schools began to invest in computers. “Hypertext would strengthen critical thinking, the argument went, by enabling students to switch easily between different viewpoints.”

  2. Skepticism • Late 1980’s- Educators began to see a pattern with hypertext/link formats. • Students click around aimlessly. • Reading comprehension levels decreased due to disruption in concentration. • People who read linear text comprehend and remember more. • Text with links—Comprehension levels decrease.

  3. Filling a bathtub with a thimble…. overflowing Slow Drip

  4. Pancake People • (Thin and widespread) • Researching many different subjects at one time. • How many tabs do you have open? • Content comprehension. • Shallow thinkers. (Nicolas Carr)

  5. Scanning for Information First scan Secondary scan Third (vertical scan)

  6. Scanning for Information • Absorbing information quickly (bits and pieces). • Users won’t read text thoroughly. • The first two paragraphs must state the most important information. • Subheadings, paragraphs, and bullet points, and pictures.

  7. TLDR

  8. “We are evolving from cultivators of personal knowledge into hunters and gatherers in the electronic data forest.”

  9. Here Comes EverybodyReaction/Thought/Reflection • Sharing: Me-first collaboration (Type area links) • Conversation: Synchronization of people from around the world. • Collaboration: Teamwork and Division of labour

  10. Arab Spring

  11. Occupy

  12. Has the internet changed the way we think and do research? Changes in Society. The big debate: Negative neurological changes/enhanced human intelligence. Cognitive overload. Access to information Validity of the content

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