Pew surveyed a panel of experts in technology and education, finding that many believe the “hyperconnected” lifestyle promotes the ability to multitask and generally has positive effects.
“However, the panel of 1,021 people also believed that this generation will exhibit a thirst for instant gratification and quick fixes, a loss of patience, and a lack of deep-thinking ability,” reports TG Daily.
Experts say the positives include “public problem-solving through cooperative work, or crowd-sourcing; the ability to search effectively for information online, and then sift the wheat from the chaff; synthesizing information from many different sources; communication and concentration,” the article states.
But one person on the panel said: “What I generally see is an over-dependence on technology, an emphasis on social technologies as opposed to what I’ll call ‘comprehension technologies,’ and a general disconnect from deeper thinking.”
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