Technology and Education

Guest: Kentaro Toyama, Ph.D., W.K. Kellogg Associate Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information, Author of “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology”  Walking down the halls of an American high school you’ll see students with cell-phones in hand and laptops strapped to their backs.  They’re mere clicks away from a vast database of knowledge. Technology has given American students more tools than ever to find success in school. And yet, on the whole, test scores have not improved significantly. Dr. Kentaro Toyama’s forthcoming book tackles the reasons why. It’s called “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology.”