Home Page: <https://hackmd.io/@sashacharles/rJ2AP2VKMl>
QIC Log: <https://hackmd.io/@sashacharles/Skp_Bb_FMg>
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Hi Professor Reagle,
I’m not sure what I might’ve done differently this time than on the last HackMD assignment, but I can’t copy and paste my markdown without it actually coding and my QIC appearing in the email in the format is appears via the link (rather than the raw markdown text). I attached a screenshot of my markdown instead, I hope that’s okay!
Best,
Sasha Charles
Hi Professor Reagle,
Hope you are well.
Here is my HackMD log: https://hackmd.io/cXrfCdQNSqulmdIWVLG8hw
Markdown:
## First half
### Sep 09 Wed - Attention
**Q**: If we, as humans, get so used to multitasking and switching between different tasks, especially in tech-heavy environments, how will it change what we consider as being “fully focused?”
**I**: Chayko’s idea of “continious partial attention” shows that when you are connected to so many things you tend to lose focus on each one of them. She points out that even though we might be taking in more information, it doesn’t mean that we are actually remembering it or focusing at all.
**C**: This connects to Rheingold’s “online intention” activity because even though you may try to pursue one goal, you notice how quickly you get distracted and end up doing something else entirely. It puts Chayko’s idea into perspective as it shows how easily our attention can shift online without us realizing it.
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Best regards,
Tahlia Jatwani
Northeastern University
Communication Studies, Minor in Public Relations | Class of 2027
jatwani.ta@northeastern.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/tahliajatwani
QIC link:https://hackmd.io/L8hTTZzURrWBhH3UA1am2A
Mark down: # QIC LOG
A **Q**uestion, an **I**nsight and a **C**onnection for every class with readings.
- Checklist for a [good QIC](https://reagle.org/joseph/ob-web/Teaching/Best\_Practices/Learning/Questions\_Insights\_Connections.html)
- [ ] **Q** is genuine, anchored, and higher-order — not a lookup (“what is X?”) or a vague gesture (“how does this affect society?”).
- [ ] **I** is a sentence someone could disagree with. Could *anyone* who did the reading have written it? Then it’s a summary.
- [ ] **C** names *both* things and the concept joining them — not “this reminds me of TikTok.”
- [ ] One or two sentences each, anchored in a specific concept, example, or quotation (cite the page).
- [ ] Sent to professor **90 minutes before class**, “hackmd” in the subject, with the URL of this page and today’s markdown.
Quizzes are unannounced. You may skip up to two QICs per half without risking your quiz grade
## First half
### Sep 09 Wed - Attention
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### Sep 14 Mon - How the web works
**Q**: How do we keep up with the ever evolving digital scams which take advantage of vulnerable people.(e.g voice stealing and mimicking)
**I**: The author seems to have a motif of dual practicality of devices. He often makes two competing argument and i think makes apparent that technology can be a great addition to society or a hindrance that can cause mental and physical decline.
**C**: I think the idea of micro ordination is very prevalent and easy to spot in ever day life as i feel that now everything is so last minute its considered acceptable to be slacker on your timing which i agree puts strain on your relationships with people. In modern society the induction of tik tok and trends have labelled certain attributes acceptable, however they are not actually desired characteristics and promote unhealthy values. For example, Type B personality is often phrased used for someone who is disorganised and late for most things. By labelling yourself as this it almost shifts the blame away from you and place it on the fact that your ‘type B’ and so its all fine as you should expect that anyway. However it may mean you never take responsability for you not being preoared or missing things and so puty strain on you relationships with others as it may not seem that you are willing enough to show up for them.
### Sep 16 Wed - Crap detection
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## Second half
### Oct 28 Wed - Manipulated
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Isobel Johnson
Candidate for B.S in Biology
Northeastern University, Women’s Field Hockey
QIC: https://hackmd.io/@sophiekabeli/BJlCts4tzx
Markdown:
**Q**: Clayton in the text describes sleeping near one’s phone as feeling “connected and less alone”. Now that phones deliver more than just messages from people (for example, social media using algorithms for content), does that closeness still come from people, or from something else?
**I**: By admitting attention decline is unproven early on, then writing later chapters as if it’s settled, Chayko can present her book as balanced while still leaning on the negative claim when it’s convenient for her argument.
**C**: Chayko writes, “Research indicates, however, that most social media users do not find FOMO particularly stressful”, but what I find she lacks is the understanding that FOMO isn’t a stressful feeling. In my case, seeing friends doing something fun and posting online without me doesn’t make me stressed, it makes me feel lonely and I compensate that by scrolling on Reels to numb that feeling.
Sophie Kabeli she/her
B.A in Public Relations
Northeastern University, Class of 2029
Home Page:<https://hackmd.io/oJGdONDOSUyKKDgicloNmQ>
QIC Log: <https://hackmd.io/L0Xh_mZsRxaNhuMsmSWI0Q>
Markdown:
# QIC Log
## First half
### Sep 16 Wed - Attention
**Q**: Do you agree that temporarily disconnecting from the internet and going offline positively impacts one’s wellbeing?
**I**: Local communities will progressively diminish as the growing digital culture limits face to face interactions.
**C**: The sense of feeling out of touch after disconnecting from the internet and social media is something I experience in my own life after I turn off my phone for the night.
Link to QIC Log: <https://hackmd.io/@HopeLevy/HJz6VoxFMl>
Hope Levy (She/Her/Hers)
Candidate for BS in Business Administration and Communications
D’Amore-McKim School of Business
Northeastern University, Class of 2029
Boston, MA
QIC Log Page: <https://hackmd.io/@jiamittal/SJ7buT4Yfe>
Markdown:
# QIC Log
### Sep 16 Wed - Attention
**Q**: In response to the line “Some worry that people who live tech-saturated lives (especially the young) have come to expect and even to require instant stimulation, fun, entertainment and/or digital connection at all times — that they expect never to be bored,” is it necessarily wrong to stay digitally connected at all times? What should the younger generations do to have a more real sense of feelings like boredom, or stimulation? Should we strive to feel bored occasionally?
**I**: The claim that digital technology and social media users do not generally have higher levels of stress than those who are less digitally connected feels contradictory because of other ideas, like users experiencing anxiety when they are unable to answer their ringing cell phones, overwhelmingness from too much online stimulation, or even the concept of FOMO.
**C**: The author says individuals need to decide exactly how available they want to be, when, to whom, and in what context. This is something I struggle with day to day, despite growing up with technology around me. I am still coming to terms with how much availability is healthy for my well-being.
Dear Professor Reagle,
Here is today’s QIC: https://hackmd.io/IlsqvLysTmal5lCF7qXB3g
### Sep 16 Wed -
**Q**: Chayko talks about how phones have made time more flexible because we can easily change plans due to the availability and portability that our mobiles provide. Has this convenience actually made us less respectful of other people’s time because we know we can always text them and change our established plans?
**I**:I think being constantly available has made people expect more from each other. Since it is so easy to reach someone, not responding means ignoring the other person, even when their absence is justified by them being busy.
**C**: Chayko’s idea of continuous partial attention connects to how I use my phone when studying. Even if I’m not actually on my phone, its presence distracts me with the potential texts and notifications that could be coming through, making it harder to hold my attention only on my homework.
Best,
Luiza Schiper Monteiro
# Makenzie QIC Log
A ****Q****uestion, an ****I****nsight, and a ****C****onnection for every class with readings.
* Checklist for a [good QIC]((https://reagle.org/joseph/ob-web/Teaching/Best\_Practices/Learning/Questions\_Insights\_Connections.html))
- [ ] ****Q**** is genuine, anchored, and higher-order — not a lookup (“what is X?”) or a vague gesture (“how does this affect society?”).
- [ ] ****I**** is a sentence someone could disagree with. Could anyone who did the reading have written it? Then it’s a summary.
- [ ] ****C**** names both things and the concept joining them — not “this reminds me of TikTok.”
- [ ] One or two sentences each, anchored in a specific concept, example, or quotation (cite the page).
- [ ] Sent to professor ****90 minutes before class****, “hackmd” in the subject, with the URL of this page and today’s markdown.
Quizzes are unannounced. You may skip up to two QICs per half without risking your quiz grade.
## First Half
### Sep 14 Mon
****Q****: The reading states how stress is not caused by all the access and availability to technology and that its actually the cost of caring. However, why does putting away devices help sometimes? (pg 187)
****I****: The debate between technology being a dependency or addiction issue I believe is more judged upon the fact of what we personally value, instead of there being a true comparable difference. A great example of this was how gaming got called an addiction but reading didn’t. (pg 91)
****C****: These ideas about stepping away from devices and technology relate to me when I go rockhounding or hiking. I use my phone only for taking pictures or searching for a specimen.
Home page: <https://hackmd.io/uAIqBpuLQYird3rLE-CZ5Q?both>
QIC Log: <https://hackmd.io/4pAhcgguTUylOo0BS76qSA>
Sep 16 Wed - Attention
Q: Chayko says the loss of depth from switching between things might be balanced by gaining more breadth (p. 186). How can we tell when that switching is helping us make connections and when it is just hurting our focus?
I: The idea of “continuous partial attention” explains why being busy can feel productive even when less information actually sticks. Constantly checking for a better option keeps part of your attention away from what you chose to do (pp. 185-186).
C: Chayko’s idea of flow connects to playing padel because a close match is challenging enough that I can stay focused for a long time (pp. 184-185). Looking at my phone between games breaks that focus and turns it into the task switching she describes.
URL: <https://hackmd.io/XdyfX_NWSie4E0BFM5MQ1A>
markdown:
Q: At what point does constant connectedness make someone feel insecure or lonely when they can’t connect?
I: Technology may not be the problem, but it could be our dependence on it.
C: Chayko’s microcoordination connnects to continous partial attention as plans can be constantly be switched or adjusted so easily and last minute.
Home Page: https://hackmd.io/@Rileyweinberger/H1J0X3SYfl
QIC Log: https://hackmd.io/@Rileyweinberger/H1rH_nrYGg
Markdown
Attention QIC - Sep 16 Wed - Crap detection
QIC on Chayko, 2017, Superconnected, “More benefits and hazards of 24/7 superconnectedness”, ch. 9.
Q: Chayko argues that digital media allows us to. maintain out ‘tribes’ across distance (p.177), but does digital connection maintain relationships or is it a substitute that can never fully replace physical closeness?
I: The real benefit of digital connection is not reducing isolation, but confirming to individuals that they are valued and wanted. Being reached out to by someone is somewhat of a confirmation that someone loves, cares, and wants for you.
C: Chayko’s claim that digital media recreates a sense of tribal belonging mirrors my own experience. The idea that gigital media brings people together mentally even when physically apart (p. 177) connects to my experience of communicating with distant friends daily - showing that acknowledgement is the basis of belonging and love.
QIC Log Page: <https://hackmd.io/Um8I_FzzS9WDF0UHbdTUbg>
Markdown:
###### tags: `CDA`
# <font color=pink>Ripley Wong – QIC Log</font>
A **Q**uestion, an **I**nsight, and a **C**onnection for every class with readings.
- Checklist for a [good QIC](https://reagle.org/joseph/ob-web/Teaching/Best\_Practices/Learning/Questions\_Insights\_Connections.html)
- [ ] **Q** is genuine, anchored, and higher-order — not a lookup (“what is X?”) or a vague gesture (“how does this affect society?”).
- [ ] **I** is a sentence someone could disagree with. Could *anyone* who did the reading have written it? Then it’s a summary.
- [ ] **C** names *both* things and the concept joining them — not “this reminds me of TikTok.”
- [ ] One or two sentences each, anchored in a specific concept, example, or quotation (cite the page).
- [ ] Sent to professor **90 minutes before class**, “hackmd” in the subject, with the URL of this page and today’s markdown.
Quizzes are unannounced. You may skip up to two QICs per half without risking your quiz grade.
## First half
### Sep 16 Wed - Attention
**Q**: How might the technologically prompted shift in emphasis from depth of engagement to breadth of topics / activities affect people’s approaches to education (self-education or education of others)?
**I**: The author points out that humanity’s main problem with social media right now is a lack of efficiency in sorting through information, and since the tools to help with this are still in their infancy, technological advances will improve our capacity to benefit from social media. However, the author points out earlier that tools, when they do their job too well, might make humanity overreliant on them, and therefore, it is possible that we might significantly weaken our ability to comprehend and categorize information ourselves in the long run.
**C**: I unfortunately identify extensively with the ability to check the time at any given moment having a negative impact on my overall punctuality–I find that the issue stems from my tendency to underestimate blocks of time needed for getting ready and/or transportation, and having access to the time means I can adhere perfectly to my own inaccurately preplanned schedule.
### Sep 21 Mon - Social Networks
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### Sep 23 Wed - Artificial Intelligence
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### Sep 28 Mon - Learning
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### Sep 30 Wed - Filtering & Fake News
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### Oct 05 Mon - How the Web Works
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### Oct 07 Wed - Catfishing & Scams
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### Oct 14 Wed - Haters
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### Oct 21 Wed - Exam Review
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### Oct 28 Wed - Shaped
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### Nov 04 Wed - Finding Someone & Living Alone
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### Nov 09 Mon - Ads & Social Graph Background
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### Nov 18 Wed - Online Ads & Blockers
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### Nov 23 Mon - Algorithmic Bias
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### Dec 02 Wed - Digital Language and Generations
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Home Page: <https://hackmd.io/@karenayau/r1aKF_NKzg>
Qic: <https://hackmd.io/@karenayau/HyHOouVFzg>
### Sep 16 Wed - Attention
**Q**: How does constant online communication compare to infrequent in-person communication? We are able to talk to one another so much more online, does that signify a deeper connection?
**I**: A lot of the benefits of todays digital age have to do with functionality, safety, and convenience. But not a lot of people talk about how online communication can form tighter bonds. You can talk to someone basically 24/7 and keep a relationship even when distance is a factor.
**C**: I feel that online interactions should complement in-person interactions. A good balance of two means that you are willing to make time for someone, but you also crave connection during non-conventional meeting hours. I have seen this in the world around me that people who meet up and text/call frequently have very positive relationships.
Karena Yau
Candidate for B.S. of Business Administration and Communication Studies at Northeastern University | Class of 2029
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