Getting Technoskeptical with Dan Krutka

In which Dan discusses the nature of technology with Dan Krutka, an associate professor at the University of North Texas, a prolific academic writer, and one of the founders of Civics of Technology, a project and online community founded on something Dan calls technoskepticism. Whether you're an educator or just someone who enjoys thinking about how technology impacts our lives, this conversation is for you. After exploring the question of phones in schools, Dan and Dan unpack technoskepticism and why and how we (and our students) can think more deeply about our interaction with technology. Mentioned: Civics of Technology "What Relationships Do We Want with Technology?", Harvard Educational Review by Pleasants, Krutka, Nichols "Anti-Social Media: Teaching Slow Responses to Fast Media", Social Education by Krutka The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The works of Ruha Benjamin A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport The Social Dilemma Music by Lights in LA