Social behaviour in the internet era: Cyborgs, adolescents and education
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- 1. Panteion University of Athens - Department of Psychology
Description
The central aim of this concise reflection is to contextualise social behaviour
within the substantive and analytical framework of the so-called internet era. It is
stressed that contemporary world demands totally new media literacies and, as our
culture is transformed by the evolution of digital life, the adolescents’ behaviour is shaped
by the evolution of their cyborg-extension. Currently, educators have the unique
opportunity to be the very first to experience the nonlinear changes and adapt to them.
Being a teacher nowadays is a valuable privilege that most teachers have probably not
realised and appreciate in an adequate manner. This must necessarily involve the
translation of constant change into adaptation, as well as the exploitation of chaos,
uncertainty and nonlinearity.
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