Chapter 5 summary

1. Chapter 5
Is Reflection in Decline?
A Summary of Ellen Rose’s On Reflection: An Essay on Technology, Education, and the Status of Thought in the Twenty-First Century
BY TRACIE PACHECO

2. The Plan
 Chapter 5 Summary
 Our Role
 Group Discussion

3. Summary
 Written language and typography refined reflection
 19th and 20th centuries scientific truth and technological efficiency
gained in popularity
 Contemplative thought then began to lose relevance

4. Summary
 Alberto Manguel stated
“Depth of reflection, slowness of undertakings are almost lost qualities.
We live in a time where answers are offered instead of questions.”

5. Summary
 No actual evidence of the demise of reflection
 But we are surrounded by clear signs of the decline with the
dwindling depth of thought

6. Summary
 Deep thought letter writing has been replaced with tweets and email

7. Summary
 The business world: enhancing oral presentations to
colleagues/clients with slideware programs like PowerPoint.
 Cool Sounds
 Fancy graphics
 Customized word display

8. Summary
 Demands on teachers to teach everything results in them having
very little time to think
 Although teachers are always busy, it is important to remember that
they are role models for their students

9. Summary
 Reflections declining is a matter of social change that has resulted
in the devaluation of slow, careful thought
 Use it or lose it!

10. Summary
 Contemporary technology has made it difficult to reflect because
of the hectic pace it has set
 Technology has also offered us an endless amounts of ways to fill
any free time
 The temptation of technology is everywhere!

11. Our Role
 As educators we have an important role in our students lives
 Seems to be a battle with technology…can we incorporate it into
our technology?
 Can there be a place for both?

12. Possible Discussion Topics
 Is reflection a part of your own lifestyle? Your students?
 How can it be more authentic/meaningful for students?
 Can reflection and technology be combined or will one take over?

13. Image Sources
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 http://rightquestion.org/blog/inquiring-minds-4/
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 http://www.yuppee.com/2013/01/25/are-we-obsessed-with-technology/
 http://blogs.proquest.com/sirs-discoverer/discoverer-spotlight-national-inspirational-role-models-month/