Re: old-school notetaking

[Steve Kates <skates@sfu.ca>]

My question is whether there is a resulting decline in mental dexterity.

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On 2013-09-12, at 10:39 AM, "Paul W. Percival" <percival@sfu.ca> wrote:

> Young people nowadays do much of their communication via hand-held devices.  This exercises their thumbs, but I wonder if there is a complementary decline in full keyboard dexterity.
> 
> Paul
> (still typing with two fingers; not fast enough for note taking)
> 
> On 12/09/2013 10:20 AM, Nienke Van Houten wrote:
>> I've also noticed this, though now I'm wondering if confirmation bias is
>> setting in.
>> Even if enthusiasm for tablet has decreased, it does not explain the
>> perceived decrease in laptop usage.
>> Best,
>> N.
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>> *From: *"bba19" <bba19@sfu.ca>
>> *To: *"JD Fleming" <jfleming@sfu.ca>, "academic-discussion"
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>> *Cc: *"Brian Naicker" <bnaicker@sfu.ca>, "Helen Wussow" <hwussow@sfu.ca>
>> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 11, 2013 9:33:11 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: old-school notetaking
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>> It might be because iPads and tablets are not as cool/interesting as
>> their peak time (i.e., 2-3 years ago).
>> 
>> BB
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>> JD Fleming <jfleming@sfu.ca> wrote:
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