tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post5088712828881528482..comments2024-03-27T07:30:49.184+01:00Comments on The learning & technology blog: A new focus for my blog: the new social learningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-11621873319053174192016-12-15T13:34:58.786+01:002016-12-15T13:34:58.786+01:00Hi Liz thanks for your answer and I fully agree wi...Hi Liz thanks for your answer and I fully agree with you. We can see the computer as our external brain, but that doesn't mean that a 10 year old can do the work of a manager who has grown into his job and managerial skills. Thanks for responding because actually I was hoping for more comments too! I will see whether I can dive more into this. Joitskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087406142343521335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18223796.post-16648977437594049622016-12-15T13:23:08.057+01:002016-12-15T13:23:08.057+01:00Hmm. I think there is a confusion between learning...Hmm. I think there is a confusion between learning and finding out. There are factual answers to specific questions and videos about how to do stuff which may be easily learned, but there are still many areas where a skill is needed which needs to be learned, or a depth of understanding required in order to apply new information. <br />Being able to find out is a key skill - and possibly needs to be learned or taught! Searching for answers is a Socio-Technical activity - knowing enough to ask the right questions, whether the question actually has factual answers or whether the searcher needs to evaluate answers in their own specific context, whether the answer exists at all, corroboration of answers across multiple sources, understanding how Google and other search engines work and how your answer might be much more deeply buried requiring more effort to find. This is where people with expertise come in - or where the community may have the expertise to help you to ask the right question. Not everything is simple or automatable. <br />Deskilling is a serious issue - and reliance on technology and automated processes is not always healthy - eg reliance on route guidance systems means people cannot find their way without the technology, and parking sensors etc mean people can no longer manoeuvre the vehicle without help and have relinquished responsibility to the automated system. The financial sector has more than enough examples to illustrate this too. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711912394145848908noreply@blogger.com