An Elon English 110 Project
Can play-time double as schooling? Well, yes it can, and it is even more beneficial to children’s growth and development than you could imagine. Experiential learning: a term that is really not as complex as it sounds, and when applied to kids, it really just involves a lot of play-time. Extremely active children with low […]
Read More →While the vast capabilities of smartphones are convenient, they also shorten our attentions spans, and as a result ruin the quality of face to face conversations. In other words, because children grow up having the internet at their fingertips, they become accustomed to instant gratification, and achieving what they desire instantly. While children have less […]
Read More →The “mere presence” hypothesis: Investigating the nonverbal effects of cell phone presence on conversation satisfaction This article discusses the results of an experiment regarding the presence of a cell phone during a face-to-face conversation. “Technoference”: The Interference of Technology in Couple Relationships and Implications for Women’s Personal and Relational Well-Being In this article, the authors […]
Read More →Imagine a kid who spends his whole day on his phone texting twenty different others but cannot hold a face-to-face conversation with someone for more than a minute. This type of person is oftentimes a result of smartphone overuse and would be considered to have social anxiety. Socialphobia.com defines social anxiety as “the fear of […]
Read More →Experiential learning is very special and beneficial to college students. Typically, when thinking of experiential learning in general, the first example that people think of would be college students. With good reason, of course. College is the time in a person’s life that experiential learning is most common. It is almost expected, on top of […]
Read More →When I was little, I always performed best in my science classes because they were the most hands on, and as I transitioned into high school I was fortunate enough to attend a school that offered one of the best experiential learning programs in the country. I had various opportunities to go to many foreign countries […]
Read More →There is never a perfect answer to whether or not an individual should join Greek Life. Potential New Members (PNMs) should be informed about hazing policies, culture, and recruitment as they make their decision. Before members are even initiated into an organization, they must first be selected, or given a bid. Even from the start, […]
Read More →Antisocial Networking? This article, by Hilary Stout, discusses the controversy of whether the abundance of online communication rather than face-to-face communication is benefiting the strength of adolescents’ relationships, or hindering them. Break Free From Your Social Media Addiction This article, written by Julia Edelstein, gives easy to follow tips on how to cut down […]
Read More →Social technology addiction and the anxiety that goes with it are making young people crazy. We are becoming more obsessed with what people think of us online and it’s harming us in the long run. Social media is very entertaining, however, it is ruining the lives of many young adults and is making us obsessive. […]
Read More →Smartphones and phubbing are ruining our communication skills and interpersonal relationships by serving as distractions from conversations. So, what exactly is “phubbing”? According to the Oxford dictionary, the noun phubbing is “The practice of ignoring one’s companion or companions in order to pay attention to one’s phone or other mobile device”. Phubbing has become the […]
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