The year is 2020 and a society that was deliberating whether or not it was techno-determinist just 10 years ago- now definitely is! By no means is all the world made of chrome (like some theories of yester year). For the generation that were once digital natives, they are now immigrants, as more technology has emerged and a whole new generation has grown up with it, and this includes Ben.
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University life is not a breeze, but is much simpler than it once was. No more does the student (Ben) need to go to f2f/ meatspace lectures, and really does not need to leave his room to be a part of the university, as all lectures are conducted online and interaction with fellow students is done through web cam. The students of today (2020) have many more resources than those who studied in 2009. There is the library for Ben to use, but to be honest, he does not really know how to find the articles he wants in there- it’s far too big!
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Surely, 'he' wouldn't find it so much as GoogleDog, his avatar would know the curriculum and have delivered summaries of all the relevant texts to hi 'learning pillow' as he slept, so that he awoke already 'programmed' to find the information familiar?
ReplyDeleteIn this fictional scenario, Google hope to improve upon the 'pillow' technology to directly transfer understanding during our brain 'downtime' whilst we listen to music and watch videos online. Their first product is to be a Business Studies MA for the inumerate expected to be priced at $20,000