May 28, 2024
Second of a two-part series on the invention of writing and the impact of literacy on learning.
Last time, Donald and John discussed how writing was invented in the ancient world. This time the focus moves to the 20th Century, and thinkers such as Walter Ong and Eric Havelock who revived interest in the pre-literate...
May 7, 2024
First of a two-part series on the invention of writing and the impact of literacy on learning.
Our ability to learn from written texts is something we take for granted. But like every other technology that humans use, writing had to be invented. Notational signs used next to images of animals are seen in cave paintings...