Effective Note Taking

The piece I have taken notes on is a talk given by Sherry Turkle at a TED conference. Sherry Turkle is a sociologist and psychologist who studies how technology has had a huge impact all of our lives (TED 2012).

The note taking technique I used for this particular piece is in outline format. The following bullet pointed notes are what I took from this talk:

·        Technology is psychologically powerful

·        Technology has changed what we do and who we are

·        People text during meetings, classes, presentations etc

·        A new skill learned-Eye contact whilst texting

·        Technology takes away from everyday life

·        Adolescents are not developing face to face relationships

·        Children need to develop conversational skills

·        We spend more time on social networking instead of going out with friends

·        We expect more from technology and less from each-other

·        With technology we can control what we want to say

·        People don’t want to feel alone so we turn to technology to help feel connected

·        We actually end up isolating ourselves without realising it

·        Technology takes us away from the real world

·        This can all be changed if we develop more self awareness of our devices, if we teach our children not to depend on technology and encourage conversation within the home.

·        We need to think about the kind of connection we want to have

People are letting technology rule their lives. They are not socialising as much or if any. Adolescents are not getting the face to face conversation that is needed for the development of their social/people skills. Basically the message being portrayed here is that we are allowing technology to take over our lives and not necessarily in a positive way but this can all be changed if we are willing to make changes.

Reference List

TED, (2012), Sherry Turkle: Cultural Analyst, [online], Available at: http://www.ted.com/speakers/sherry_turkle.html [Accessed 7th December 2012].

Clune, D. (2012), Technology Visa would accelerate growth in web sector, [online], Available at: http://deirdreclune.ie/latest-news/enterprise/technology-visa-would-accelerate-growth-in-web-sector/ [Accessed 7th December 2012].