{"id":477,"date":"2010-08-19T00:39:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T05:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"In his presentation <strong>Haves and Have Nots: Does Technology Unite or Divide Us?<\/strong> Dr. Bill Rankin will consider how changes in the quantity and access of information are likely to transform the ways we live, work, and communicate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-"},"modified":"2011-08-02T00:30:47","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T05:30:47","slug":"does-technology-unite-or-divide-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/does-technology-unite-or-divide-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Technology Unite or Divide Us?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his presentation <strong>Haves and Have Nots: Does Technology Unite or Divide Us?<\/strong> Dr. Bill Rankin will consider how changes in the quantity and access of information are likely to transform the ways we live, work, and communicate.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<!--YouTube Error: bad URL entered-->\n<p><strong>Clips from Spotlight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6mUitg6oKhc\" target=\"_blank\">Scene from Ron Fricke&#8217;s <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6mUitg6oKhc\" target=\"_blank\">Baraka<\/a><\/em> (1992)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PlayingForChange#p\/a\/C122061BDC373B4B\/1\/Us-TVg40ExM\" target=\"_blank\">Playing for Change, Stand by Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thru-you.com\/#\/videos\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kutiman, ThruYou remixes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs#t\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Whitacre, Lux Aurumque<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em>Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a question for this week&#8217;s speaker or would like to share a conclusion of your own, please post it as a comment below. We welcome off-campus voices to the public Cornerstone dialogue as long as they are respectful and contribute meaningfully to these curricular discussions. See the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACU Blogs Terms of Use<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/about\/\">About Cornerstone<\/a> for more information.<br \/>\n<!--sidebar--><\/p>\n<h1>Spotlight Resources<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/does-technology-unite-or-divide-us\/resources-to-explore\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1284\" title=\"Tower\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Tower.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Tower.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Tower-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Tower-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Tower-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Tower-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/resources-to-explore\"><strong>Resources to Explore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/does-technology-unite-or-divide-us\/beginning-the-discussion\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1285\" title=\"Phone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Phone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Phone.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Phone-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Phone-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Phone-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Phone-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/beginning-the-discussion\/\">Beginning the Discussion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/does-technology-unite-or-divide-us\/suggested-activities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1286\" title=\"Collaboration\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Collaboration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Collaboration.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Collaboration-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Collaboration-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Collaboration-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/11\/Collaboration-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/suggested-activities\">Suggested Activities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>BIOGRAPHY<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Bill Rankin is an associate professor of English and Director of Educational Innovation with research interests in medieval literature and the future of the book. In the spring of 2007 he began working with a team of educators on what became the ACU Connected mobile learning initiative and in 2009 was named an Apple Distinguished Educator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his presentation Haves and Have Nots: Does Technology Unite or Divide Us? 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