ConstableArt9942 Can you help me answer this question 1-Read your peer’s response to…
Can you help me answer this question
1-Read your peer’s response to Q2 and compare it to your own synthesis. Discuss the differences between your approach and that of your peer’s. Then, assess the effectiveness of their synthesis work. What did they do well? How can they continue to improve these skills?
2-Read your peer’s response to Q3 and compare it to your own response. What new ways of note-taking, critical reading, and synthesis-thinking does comparing your two responses suggest to you?
My peer answer
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Maryanne Wolf raises concern about the effects of skim-reading a text by looking at the situation from a neuro-developmental perspective. She cites research on the subject, and her own research to explain how reading skills are learned, not innate to us, and how exposure to so-called “deep reading” is necessary. She argues that if we only skim texts, we will not grow the pathways to read at a deeper level. She supports her argument with research showing how reading from a screen showed marked decreases in not just comprehension but critical thought.
Terheim’s article is a Q&A with a person connected with E-READ, a research network that studies digital transformation. It is formatted in the How, When, Why, with questions comparing E-books to print. It mostly talks about why people prefer books as people tend to prefer them for longer, more analytical reading. Books seem to be better for this kind of reading. Studies on this subject are still underway, but so far the research indicates that physical books are better.
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They both address the changing role of technology as it relates to reading. They make a differentiation between skim reading and deep reading, agree that books are better for this deeper kind of comprehension and understanding. Social media is mentioned in both of them, and how it effects peoples approach to reading because in essence using social media is reading. I gather from these texts that social media is eroding the standard of reading comprehension and that many people are not consciously aware that their time on social media can subconsciously affect their reading attention span and ability.
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As someone who owns an e-ink digital reader, I felt like both authors made assumption that all digital reading is on a computer screen. I would like to see further data that has this consideration in mind, because I believe there are more in-betweens than reading on a computer and reading on a book. I feel that this would raise some interesting topics.
This is my answer
By reading Wolf’s “Skim Reading is the New Normal,” Torheim’s “Do We Read Differently on Paper….,” and Baron’s “Do Students Lose Depth…” together, connections can be seen between the role of social media in reading. Wolf’s essay argues that the new normal of skim reading has emerged due to the prevalence of digital media, while Torheim’s essay points to the differences between paper and screen reading, noting that screen reading is more superficial.
2- Through this synthesis work, a few assumptions can be seen. For instance, all three essays assume that digital media has a negative effect on reading habits, though more research needs to be done to understand the full extent of this effect. Additionally, a gap exists in how digital media affects different types of readers. While these essays focus on students, more research needs to be done to understand how digital media affects more experienced readers.
3-Overall, these three essays provide an insightful look into the role of digital media in reading. By synthesizing the information together, it is possible to identify key connections between the essays and to raise new questions about digital media’s influence on reading habits.
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