Digital Technology

Question 1

What are the four learning supervillians?

Answer 1

Deluge, Distraction, Dementia, and Deduction

Question 2

What are the three things contribute to Digital Deluge?

Answer 2

◦ toll on time and quality of life
◦ poor memory, mental fog and fatigue
◦ tension with colleagues, loss of satisfaction at work, ill health, cancel social activities as too tired

Question 3

What do our brain’s neurons do during our down time?

Answer 3

In our downtime the brain’s neurons make their way from our memory to other parts of the brain where they are stored which is part of our learning.

Question 4

What happens to our brains during digital distraction?

Answer 4

Our brain shifts attention from one activity to another which causes the prefrontal cortex and striatum to burn up oxygenated glucose; the same fuel needed to stay on task.

Question 5

Why does digital dementia occur?

Answer 5

◦ overuse of digital technology results in the breakdown of cognitive abilities and our short term memories will suffer
◦ prevents the build up of long term memories

Question 6

What happens if we use digital technology to make our deductions?

Answer 6

◦ reliance on technology confuses peoples perception of their knowledge and intelligence
◦ leads to over confidence and poor decision making
◦ interrupts critical thinking, problem solving and creativity
◦ give digital sources extreme influence over our thinking and decision making, critical thinking, and reasoning which atrophies our thinking and decision making

Question 7

Why is it so important that we control technology in our life?

Answer 7

The capacity to reflect, reason, and draw conclusions based on our personal experiences, knowledge and insights are important. Should not allow others to tell us how think.

Question 8

What are the five things we can do to offset the over dependence on digital technology?

Answer 8

1. Mark in calendar at least one hour of relaxation – no digital technology
2. Go to notification settings on phone and turn off any unnecessary and distracting pings
3. Memorize a phone number of someone you contact regularly
4. Schedule a time about a decision you need to make without digital devices
5. Write down which learning supervillian is disrupting your life