While I was on Twitter the other day, I found this article which takes an interesting view on reading. Basically, the article examines the difference between on-screen reading and paper copy reading. I thought it might be something you guys might be interested in. Below is the link.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/36037/
This is a nice find. It goes along with the topics we discussed in the second week of class about how people usually read faster with a hard copy as opposed to on the computer. I agree with what they said about editing papers with the actual paper vs looking in Microsoft Word. As a writing tutor and PCA in Career Development, I look over many papers, resumes, cover letters, personal statements, etc, etc, etc. I would much rather have a paper copy to make notes on than trying to do it on the computer. Although, the feature of adding notes to Word documents is rather handy when needed.
ReplyDeleteGood work on the blog :)). Keep it up --sr
ReplyDeleteGreat article! I also agreed with the author about finding it easier to edit in print rather than on the screen. On the other hand, I just bought an iPad, and this may be minor, but I feel like I now have greater accessibility to books. Many of them, I've been able to download at no cost. Another thing is that before, a lot of my books were stored in boxes b/c I didn't have space for them in my apartment. I now have over 600 books on my iPad. With that said, I've found myself reading more now than I have in a very long time.
ReplyDeleteyes, interesting indeed. Until recently, I crafted all my initial essay drafts on pencil and paper, simply because I found it distracting to write and edit on screen. Not only do I tend to surf the web instead of actually writing, my eyes also lose focus and glaze over after gazing at the screen too long. any reading I do that requires extensive focus must be on paper.
ReplyDeleteYeah EA I agree, but still it really depends on the concentration you are willing to put to it. There may be distractions but I feel these happen on a paper draft also. I have written things out, but it definetely adds time to have to write it out and then type it out. If you can concenttrate while writing on a computer, then I think you have cut down the time and can still have a great piece of work. You may even have time to do that extra edit if you are a procrastinator like I am. The beauty of computers is theri ability to get information and work done much quicker, but this doesn't mean that it doesn't come at the price of a view distractors or false facts
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