抄録
Because of the need to have more balanced ways of applying digital technologies in learning, this paper presents a few of the negative aspects of our dependence on writing and reading using the computer. By referring to Walter Ong’s analysis of symbolic experiences, it is argued that the essence of digital writing is a sense of phenomenological lightness, being destined to control, and being destined to copy. By referring to Martin Heidegger’s philosophy of Being, the substance of modern technologies is understood as a web of control. In digital writing, we control words and symbols as objects. This makes words more situation-free, and loosens the ties between words and our physical selves in specific places and times. This, in turn, facilitates our tendencies to be rootless, to be not at home, and to forget Being (as in Heidegger’s conception). Based on these discussions, this paper suggests that we need more to hear thoughts in art education to reflect on ourselves regarding the use of technologies in education.
