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Back|Wendy Mackay souligne la dépendance croissante aux technologies numériques et la perte de compétences cognitives
Wendy Mackay souligne la dépendance croissante aux technologies numériques et la perte de compétences cognitives
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Wendy Mackay souligne la dépendance croissante aux technologies numériques et la perte de compétences cognitives

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Lors d'une conférence, Wendy Mackay, informaticienne et directrice de recherche à l'Inria, a observé que la majorité du public ne pouvait plus se souvenir de plus de deux numéros de téléphone, illustrant une dépendance accrue aux smartphones et une perte de maîtrise de compétences de base comme le calcul mental ou l'orientation sans GPS.

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Wendy Mackay a observé lors d'une conférence que la majorité du public ne pouvait plus se souvenir de plus de deux numéros de téléphone, illustrant une dépendance croissante aux smartphones et une perte de compétences cognitives de base comme le calcul mental ou l'orientation sans GPS.

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Lors d’une conférence, j’ai demandé au public s’il était encore capable de se souvenir de plus de deux numéros de téléphone. La grande majorité des spectateurs ne pouvait pas. En moins de 20 ans, les gens sont devenus totalement dépendants à l’application “Contacts” de leur smartphone.» L’anecdote de Wendy Mackay, informaticienne et directrice de recherche au centre Inria, en dit long sur notre rapport à la technologie: à force de nous faciliter certaines tâches, elle finit aussi par nous en faire perdre la maîtrise. Après tout, le GPS nous a libéré des cartes Michelin froissées à déplier en plein trafic; la calculatrice nous évite d’appliquer les méthodes de divisions euclidiennes apprises à l’école primaire; et Internet lui-même nous dispense de longues après-midi passées à la bibliothèque publique pour trouver des réponses à nos questions.

Jusqu’ici, les technologies numériques n’étaient associées qu’à un seul type d’usage. Il n’a ainsi jamais été question d’utiliser sa Texas Instrument

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  • ?Quelles sont les conséquences à long terme de cette dépendance sur le développement cognitif des jeunes générations ?
  • ?Existe-t-il des initiatives éducatives pour contrebalancer cette perte de compétences de base ?
  • ?Dans quelle mesure cette tendance varie-t-elle selon les âges ou les niveaux d'éducation ?

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Lors d'une conférence, Wendy Mackay, informaticienne et directrice de recherche à l'Inria, a observé que la majorité du public ne pouvait plus se souvenir de plus de deux numéros de téléphone, illustrant une dépendance accrue aux smartphones et une perte de maîtrise de compétences de base comme le calcul mental ou l'orientation sans GPS.

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