http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/03/09/the-technology-of-human-interaction/ The Humanities and Technology Camp Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:06:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/03/09/the-technology-of-human-interaction/#comment-193 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:30:54 +0000 http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/?p=301#comment-193 I love that, Jennifer–the motive to engage can come from such mysterious places sometimes. I have students tell me that they study better in libraries, or in cafes full of people studying, for similar reasons–they need to surround themselves by people modelling the behavior they are going for (ie, doing their academic work!) before they can really buckle down.

]]> http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/03/09/the-technology-of-human-interaction/#comment-184 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:32:37 +0000 http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/?p=301#comment-184 As I meant to mention in the session, I have several students that actually cannot stand the online version of courses, they actually want to have human contact. They state that they cannot motivate themselves to do work if they only have to log on … but if they are required to physically show up to classes they feel more pressure to actually have their work completed. I find it strange and interesting all at once. Because the due dates are not different – so why it seems they think of it that way is very curious to me – but I don’t object because I like to have them in the classroom!

]]> http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/03/09/the-technology-of-human-interaction/#comment-138 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:57:47 +0000 http://southeast2012.thatcamp.org/?p=301#comment-138 I’ve been thinking I need to learn more about sociotechnical studies (STS) in order to address just this concern. I’d love to discuss this further because it’s critically needed to ensure that the uses/reasons fo technology do not get lost where the technology begins to drive processes/goals. It’s especially a concern in technical fields where the focus on technologies can begin to seem to obscure the greater concerns.

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