Technology
Showing 17–32 of 91 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From  Leaving SyriaFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, the author describes his experiences as a law student in Syria, and his first international trip to Abu Dhabi. | Hassan Al Kontar | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
|
From  On the (Information) Highway: So Is This a Journey or What?From: Cyberidentities |
As we go from the bound and bounded book to the technologies that give us hypertext, we move from containment to expansion. The debate about what we call postmodernism focuses on that alteration. … | Robert Kroetsch | 8 | 1999 | $1.12 Add |
|
From  Technological Integration Versus Technological InterferenceFrom: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
At the onset of the i-tech phenomenon, most of us first noted surface changes. For example, what we perceived as an emergent shallowness of information, a subtle lack of depth and length of … | Mari K Swingle | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
|
From  Toxic Addiction MachinesFrom: Reset |
Chapter 2 examines the interplay between social media and social psychology. The job of social media engineers is to design their products in such a way as to capture and retain users’ … | Ronald J. Deibert | 55 | 2020 | $5.50 Add |
|
From A Great Lead Forward… for the Abuse of PowerFrom: Reset |
Chapter 3 broadens out and scrutinizes the ways in which social media and other related digital technologies have contributed to what Deibert calls a “great leap forward in technologies of … | Ronald J. Deibert | 58 | 2020 | $5.80 Add |
|
From  NEW! Chapter 2Three strong Canadian arms on board |
This chapter provides a biography of Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut. Topics include what led him to become an astronaut and his experience in space. | Elizabeth Howell | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
|
From Human Rights in CyberspaceFrom: Cyberidentities |
This essay explores the application of the international human rights regime to the governance of cyberspace. | Cees J. Hamelink | 16 | 1999 | $2.24 Add |
|
From The PullFrom: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
The process of the medium, of i-tech itself, is what is attractive; it draws us in. And this draw, or pull effect, is what has the potential to alter behavior. For example, the central concept in … | Mari K Swingle | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
|
From Two FacesFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began. | Hassan Al Kontar | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
|
From Between the Camel and the Range RoverFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar describes his inner conflict as he observed the deepening conflict in Syria from the United Arab Emirates. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
|
From Burning DataFrom: Reset |
Chapter 4 turns to the often overlooked and largely obscured physical and material infrastructure of social media and the communications ecosystem. Although we tend to think of social media and … | Ronald J. Deibert | 47 | 2020 | $4.70 Add |
|
From NEW! Chapter 3Space cards |
This chapter discusses the impact of the Challenger Disaster on Canadian astronauts. The author goes on to discuss the role played by Canadians in the construction of the International Space … | Elizabeth Howell | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
|
From Internet and Public OrderFrom: Cyberidentities |
If certain uses – or abuses – are not compatible with the national public order, are the national institutions competent to limit these uses? Then, of course we should answer the … | Stylianos Garipis | 8 | 1999 | $1.12 Add |
|
From The Power of soundHistory and Biology From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
Dings, and bings, various ringtones, and device alert our brains. They make us react. Not merely attentionally but neurophysiologically as well. The two are strongly biologically attached. The … | Mari K Swingle | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
|
From NEW! Chapter 4Glass ceilings and North stars |
This chapter provides a biography of Julie Payette, the first female Canadian astronaut. Topics discussed in this chapter include her experiences in space and a history of sexism in space exploration. | Elizabeth Howell | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
|
From  Educators and Education at a DistanceThe High-Tech Classroom and the New Mediated Learning From: Degrees of Failure |
If we continue pouring resources into an education at a distance centred on the “efficiency” of machine technology our universities will continue to replicate the computerized … | Randle W. Nelsen | 17 | 2017 | $1.70 Add |
