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This book uses a philosophy of technology to demonstrate that guns
are predisposed for an intentional use, making them inherently
non-neutral artifacts. This argument rejects the often-cited value
neutral thesis and instrumentalist view that "guns don't kill
people; people kill people", and instead, explains the lethality of
the gun through the lenses of affordance theory, behavioral design,
and choice architecture. Ultimately, this book proposes an ethical
and value-sensitive model for gun reform, which embodies the
perspective of French philosopher Bruno Latour, who said, "You are
different with a gun in your hand; the gun is different with you
holding it."
The Smartphone Paradox is a critical examination of our everyday
mobile technologies and the effects that they have on our thoughts
and behaviors. Alan J. Reid presents a comprehensive view of
smartphones: the research behind the uses and gratifications of
smartphones, the obstacles they present, the opportunities they
afford, and how everyone can achieve a healthy, technological
balance. It includes interviews with smartphone users from a
variety of backgrounds, and translates scholarly research into a
conversational tone, making it easy to understand a synthesis of
key findings and conclusions from a heavily-researched domain. All
in all, through the lens of smartphone dependency, the book makes
the argument for digital mindfulness in a device age that threatens
our privacy, sociability, attention, and cognitive abilities.
The Smartphone Paradox is a critical examination of our everyday
mobile technologies and the effects that they have on our thoughts
and behaviors. Alan J. Reid presents a comprehensive view of
smartphones: the research behind the uses and gratifications of
smartphones, the obstacles they present, the opportunities they
afford, and how everyone can achieve a healthy, technological
balance. It includes interviews with smartphone users from a
variety of backgrounds, and translates scholarly research into a
conversational tone, making it easy to understand a synthesis of
key findings and conclusions from a heavily-researched domain. All
in all, through the lens of smartphone dependency, the book makes
the argument for digital mindfulness in a device age that threatens
our privacy, sociability, attention, and cognitive abilities.
Although reading can be regarded as an isolated and private
endeavor, the white space in the margins of a printed book or the
comments section at the end of an online article can provide a
welcomed space for interaction. Annotation and marginalia share
similar meanings: a reader's contribution to a text, which might
consist of alphabetic, image, and video content. While it has
always been more common to think of this strategy in the context of
a student and a textbook, it is being more widely used through
online communications, such as commenting on, "liking," and sharing
social media posts. The behaviors of readers as they engage with a
text says a lot about their involvement, interest, and intentions.
Marginalia in Modern Learning Contexts is a collection of
innovative research on the methods and applications of interaction
between readers and texts through digital means such as commenting
or physical annotation such as writing in the margins of a book and
how these strategies can be applied in educational settings. While
highlighting topics including social annotation, teacher education,
and technological expertise, this book is ideally designed for
educators, administrators, academicians, researchers, and students
seeking current research on digital and physical annotation methods
and strategies and their applications in educational environments.
Although reading can be regarded as an isolated and private
endeavor, the white space in the margins of a printed book or the
comments section at the end of an online article can provide a
welcomed space for interaction. Annotation and marginalia share
similar meanings: a reader's contribution to a text, which might
consist of alphabetic, image, and video content. While it has
always been more common to think of this strategy in the context of
a student and a textbook, it is being more widely used through
online communications, such as commenting on, ""liking,"" and
sharing social media posts. The behaviors of readers as they engage
with a text says a lot about their involvement, interest, and
intentions. Marginalia in Modern Learning Contexts is a collection
of innovative research on the methods and applications of
interaction between readers and texts through digital means such as
commenting or physical annotation such as writing in the margins of
a book and how these strategies can be applied in educational
settings. While highlighting topics including social annotation,
teacher education, and technological expertise, this book is
ideally designed for educators, administrators, academicians,
researchers, and students seeking current research on digital and
physical annotation methods and strategies and their applications
in educational environments.
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