Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World

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Short Description

Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology offers concise, non-technical explanations of major principles of memory and attention—concepts that all teachers should know, and that can inform how technology is used in their classes. Teachers will come away with a new appreciation of the importance of memory for learning, useful ideas for handling and discussing technology with their students, and an understanding of how memory is changing in our technology-saturated world. Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology offers concise, non-technical explanations of major principles of memory and attention—concepts that all teachers should know, and that can inform how technology is used in their classes. Teachers will come away with a new appreciation of the importance of memory for learning, useful ideas for handling and discussing technology with their students, and an understanding of how memory is changing in our technology-saturated world.

Author

• Presenter: Michelle Miller, Northern Arizona University