Technology and Learning

Rosemary Sage, Ph.D. (1992), is a speech pathologist, psychologist and teacher across all education stages. She has worked in 38 countries on language, education, and workplace issues and published many books and articles on these subjects. Presently, she is working on the World Thinking Project, revealing how limited narrative language affects cognitive processing.Riccarda Matteucci, Dott. (1973), is a language and communication expert who has researched the history of language as a senior research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her teaching has involved all levels in schools and universities and, mostly recently, included educational robotics to prepare the 21st century citizen for life and work.

• Foreword: General Perspective: What Helps or HindersJuan RomeroForeword: Perspectives on the Complexities of Digital Innovation and TransformationPeter ChattertonForeword: An Educational PerspectiveElizabeth Negus (Dame)Foreword: A Business Perspective: Facing the FutureNigel OwenForeword: Teaching for the New Industrial Age: The Europole SystemStefano CobelloPrefaceBackground PerspectivesFigures and TablesPrologueRosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 Technology Issues2 Technology Warnings3 The Wider Context4 ContentLaying the Groundwork: The Issue of ConsciousnessRiccarda Matteucci1 Introduction2 When Did This Start and How?3 Being, Feeling and Knowing4 Intelligence, Mind-Perspective and Feelings5 Consciousness6 Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards Conscious Machines7 Federico Faggin’s View on Consciousness8 ReviewPART 1: The Processes of LearningIntroduction to Part 1Rosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 What Do We Communicate? Thinking Processes in a Technology EraRosemary Sage1 Introduction: How We Think2 An Example of Basic Thinking3 Narrative Thinking and Language Structure4 Evidence of Thinking Problems5 What to Consider6 How Narrative Language Works for Thinking7 Language Knowledge8 How We Assemble Information9 Thinking about Thinking10 Decision-Making11 Developing Language and Thinking12 Issues to Consider13 The Role of Higher Education Leaders14 Theories of Thinking and Language15 ReviewAppendix A2 What Are Learning and Remote Learning Processes?Rosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 What Is Learning and Remote Learning?2 How to Use the Five Learning Senses3 Communication Is Key to Effective Learning4 Peer Support for Learning5 What Is Remote Learning?6 Review3 Why Technology Makes Learning Processes DifficultRosemary Sage1 Introduction: Communication Issues2 What Are the Problems Processing Quantities of Talk and Text?3 E-learning4 Equality: High Level Language Deficiency (HLLD)5 ReviewPART 2: The Practices of LearningIntroduction to Part 2Rosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci4 Teaching Practice for the New Industrial Age: The Europole SystemRosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 Introduction – Education for Robotics: The Context2 The Robotic Approach3 Criteria for Development4 Project Implementation5 Lesson Structure6 University Visits7 The Nao Robotic International Challenge8 Comment9 Review10 Main Points from the Project5 Technological Aids and Practice during the Pandemic and After: Training for ComplexityRiccarda Matteucci1 Introduction2 Interconnected Reality3 How Well Do We Know Reality?4 Ordered and Unordered Systems5 What Strategies Are Suitable for Ordered and Unordered Systems?6 What Is a Complex System in Education?7 How Can We Help New Generations to Move around inside Complex Systems?8 Review6 The False Practice of Web Information: What to Consider When Accessing Internet SourcesRosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 Introduction: The Background to Fake News2 Evaluating Web Sources3 The Background to False Information4 The Danger to Universities5 Modern Hypocrisy6 Two Opposing Groups of People7 ReviewPART 3: Performance in LearningIntroduction to Part 3Rosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci7 Perfect Performance with TechnologyRosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 Introduction: What Is the Communication Process?2 What Are the Communication Competencies?3 ReviewAppendix A: Example of a Pre-lecture Information Sheet8 Experiences of Learning PerformanceRiccarda Matteucci and Rosemary Sage1 Student Survey – Italian Student Reflections on Their Post-Pandemic Learning Experiences – Riccarda Matteucci2 Case Studies – Experiences of Learning – Rosemary SageAppendix A9 Communication Performance in a Technology WorldRosemary Sage1 Introduction2 Issues about Speaking3 Problems of Communicating in an Age of Increasing Technology4 Organising Strategies for Information5 Principles When Communicating Information6 Pandemic Issues7 Implications for Underdeveloped Communication8 ReviewPART 4: Predictions for the FutureIntroduction to Part 4Rosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci10 Predicting Generalist Not Specialist Routes for Education and TechnologyRosemary Sage1 A General Background2 The Generalist-Specialist Debate in the Pandemic3 Education Bureaucrats Show No Value for Independent Thinking4 Generalists vs. Specialists5 Pros and Cons of a Generalist6 Pros and Cons of the Specialist7 Roles of Generalists and Specialists8 Comment9 Developing Interconnections10 Disadvantages of a Generalist11 Why Is a Generalist Approach Necessary in Education?12 The Sampling Period13 Research Studies14 Problems Arising from a Lack of Sampling Opportunity15 Practice Not Talent16 Review11 Predicting How Humans and Machines Will Evolve?Rosemary Sage1 Introduction2 Merging of Machine Capability and Human Consciousness3 Can Humans and Machines Exist in Harmony?4 What Is Human Intelligence?5 Group Conflicts6 Ways to Co-exist7 The Issue of Ethics8 Review12 Predictive Protocols for Teacher and Student SupportRiccarda Matteucci1 Suggestions for Self-care: Relevant for Teachers and Students2 Comment3 Ways to Support Student Healing4 ReviewEpilogue: What Is Predicted for the Future and What Do the Book Chapters Tell Us?Rosemary Sage and Riccarda Matteucci1 Introduction: The Age of Mind Control2 A New Reality3 The Influence of Firefox4 Venture Capitalists5 BMI Dangers6 What Are BMI Issues for Education?7 Dangers8 The Main Messages of the Book9 Review10 Final Thought11 A Checklist to Assist Technology and Learning PlansThe 2022 Chat Takeover!: Giving ChatGPT3 a Go To Assess Education for UsRiccarda Matteucci and Rosemary Sage1 Introduction2 How Does ChatGPT Work?3 ChatGPT Tests4 The Editors Experience with the ChatGPT5 ReviewAppendix A: Sample 1, Riccarda Matteucci – ChatGPT3 14/12/2022Appendix B: Sample 2, Rosemary Sage – ChatGPT3 07/01/2023