Literature Review - How the internet is changing the way we think, read and remember
The main purpose of my application (SmartByte) is to encourage a new form of learning in a digital environment. Every individual has an alternative way to learn, but through personal experience working with an eLearning company and scrutinising a variety of academic literature outlining the benefits of bitesize learning, I aim to implement these findings to my product. I have started by looking into the means of the internet and how it has played a large influence in modern society. Carr (2011) has focused on the internet as a mass medium and how it is a hugely disruptive force that is changing the way we think, read and remember. Being in a digital era surrounded by the internet, the smallest tasks are now becoming digitalised, as Carr notes that "the Net has become my all-purpose medium, the conduit for most of the information that flows through my eyes and ears and into my mind" (2011). He mentions how he uses the internet to complete the majority of his daily tasks, suc