Digital Deluge

Interesting reads

The National Editorial, 2025. The UAE's solution to excessive screen time. The National, 10 March. Available at: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/2025/03/10/abu-dhabi-uae-digital-detox-clinic-for-children/

Abdulla, N., 2024. Dubai school limits screen time, sees happier students, better reading scores. Khaleej Times, 3 December. Available at: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/education/dubai-school-limits-screen-time-sees-happier-students-better-reading-scores

BBC News (2022a) Scottish Borders: Inspire Learning project hailed a success. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-63545718\

BBC News (2022b) iPads in schools: Are they improving education? [YouTube video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh9zsUfcZE4

Hård, M., Jamison, A. and Hård, M. (2005) Hubris and hybrids: A cultural history of technology and science. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Hobbs, R. (2017) Create to learn: Introduction to digital literacy. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons,

Polsky, S. (2022) The posthuman at empire’s expiration. In: The dark posthuman: Dehumanization, technology, and the Atlantic world. Santa Barbara: Punctum Books, pp. 45–96.

Scottish Borders Council (n.d.) Inspire Learning – FAQs. Available at: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/schools-learning/inspire-learning-faqs

Stock, G. (2003) To upgrade is human. TED Conferences. Available at: https://www.ted.com/talks/greger_stock_to_upgrade_is_human

Winterson, J. (2022) Is humanity smart enough to survive itself? TED Conferences. Available at: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeanette_winterson_is_humanity_smart_enough_to_survive_itself