I Live in the Future and Here’s How it Works – Nick Bilton
December 15, 2010 by tbeckExcerpts from Nick Bilton’s Book ” I Live in the Future and Here’s How it Works ”
“Younger kids, who are exposed to that kind of stimulation more often, now think and work with different kinds of visual and auditory stimulation. They didn’t grow up thinking print reading was the end all, be all of the highest level of scholarly pursuit…..Innovations in electronic books may well change the way we look at reading in the future. A history book about, say, the Civil War could include a video game instead of just having words and maps…… a biography of Albert Einstein could include an interactive avator-like program of him. You could ask him questions about his life or about the theory of relativity. You could engage in an interactive conversation with an actor or read his papers together.”
” From a scientific and research-based perspective, Carrier believes that as you add more simultaneous media to the way we teach and tell stories, you’ll recruit more of your senses, you’ll recruit more of your higher level kind of reasoning processes. Your imagination gets more involved, and you get higher motivational levels.”
” ….over the next ten years, teachers will be able to hand out coursework wirelessly, communicate one to one, and even allow the students to learn in a highly personalized manner that might incorporate video, reading, multimedia, and games. Using screens and digital teaching will allow kids to engage at their own pace in a collaborative fashion that paper just can’t provide.”
