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The Pen vs The Machine
February 13, 2008 - 17:10 — Martin CahillI had almost forgotten what it felt like to pick up a pen and write until LIFT 08. Since my love affair with the laptop began some many years ago, my pen has been limited to the occasional birthday card or scribbles on the back of a business card (the new fag packet).
I had also forgotten how much it hurt. No wonder I failed all those paper based exams at school. It was too much effort. Come to think of it, why we do we ask today's students to apply an old technology, that requires different skills and hard-wiring, in the exam hall situation? The delete key is much easier than an apprenticeship in painting and decorating i.e. tip-ex.
The pen vs the machine is a fascinating debate... a battle best described by Professor Michael Wesch of Kansas State University - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
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