Paper Info
Title
A shifting boundary: the dynamics of internal cognition and the web as external representation.
Abstract
Various disciplines have begun to emphasise the role of the external environment in human cognition. While initially focused on physical interactions, these theories are also of clear relevance to the web, especially in its role as external representation of human knowledge, potentially obviating the need to remember basic facts. Internal representation and cognition remain important, but change in the face of a pervasive digital environment. This paper explores the evolving dynamic between internal and external cognition, in particular the shift from knowledge to meta-knowledge and the way this impacts learning, society and, perhaps, the very nature of our own minds.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1145/2527031.2527056
WebSci
Keywords
Field
DocType
basic fact,pervasive digital environment,internal representation,external environment,impacts learning,external representation,human knowledge,clear relevance,internal cognition,shifting boundary,external cognition,human cognition,distributed cognition
World Wide Web,Computer science,Socially distributed cognition,Human knowledge,Cognition
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.63
9
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Alan J. Dix11688207.48