Plugged in: Is technology connecting us? Or controlling us? UBC Dialogues: Okanagan

January 30, 2014

It’s getting increasingly difficult to escape technology. The spread of mobile devices has driven a culture of ‘connectedness’, where email, social media and Internet are never more than a finger-tap away. Even when we start feeling the psychological need to unplug, we face enormous societal pressures to stay within technological arms-reach at all times. How is this constant connection to the world around us both enriching and limiting our lives? As our online networks expand, are we forced to withdraw from some of our ‘real life’ interactions? Hear from UBC experts as we discuss how modern communications technologies are reshaping our perceptions of reality while affecting our personal and professional relationships, as well as our drive to make a difference in the world. This event took place January 30, 2014, in Kelowna, BC.

Moderator

Chris Walker - Host, CBC’s Daybreak South

Panelists

Josh Byron, BA’07 - Project Manager, Moving Pixel Productions; UBC Okanagan Senator, Representative of the Convocation
Maxine Crawford, MA’12 – PhD student in Psychology, UBC’s Okanagan campus
Michelle Davies – Digital Strategist
Christopher Schneider – Assistant Professor of Sociology, UBC’s Okanagan campus

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