So I'm at the wrapping up stage of my essay with about a page and a half to go, and felt that I needed to take a break. Although, this break will be used productively and not wastefully! The question for me now is how I should be concluding the essay.
Looking over my essay, I fear that I might have focused a bit too much on just the negatives of technology. One of my sources is http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html?_r=1, which talks about how plagiarism is a growing problem in the generation jaded by the amount of information ready to it. As we even talked about in class, students plagiarize not only because it is easier, but also because they don't know what actually constitutes as plagiarizing and what doesn't. Maybe I'll write about positives of technology, like online courses and what Dean Markowitz talked about a while back. Case in point: http://www.tuftsdaily.com/online-courses-play-growing-role-in-higher-education-1.2423651. It looks like my 6 page paper will be extended (haha yay!).
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My whole paper just changed.
I think that technology has benefited higher education more than damaged it. Oh snap. Restructuring the essay is going to be painful but hopefully, it'll be worth it. Despite the negative pressures, technology has enabled society to advance, and the integration of it within higher education helps future generations prepare for the future. Even if there are some things lost on the way, it seems crucial that students learn as much about technology as possible.
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