Rob Logan is currently Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Physics and he also teaches Communications Theory at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He gained his PhD in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has taught at the University of Illinois, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and York University. In addition to his teaching activities he is also actively involved in a computer training company and an Internet Services organization.
Professor Logan had the distinction of collaborating with Marshall McLuhan during the 1970’s and has written extensively in the areas of Technology, Communications, Education, Physics, Society, Language and the Environment. His latest book, The Fifth Language: Learning and Living in the Computer Age breaks new ground in the study of how technology changes our lives and institutions. The book is a clearly argued and thorough examination of the information and communications revolution. Focusing on the social impact of computing and its particular impact on education and work, Logan argues persuasively for a radical rethinking of learning, working and living as technology increasingly acts to integrate these three. His is a clear vision in an age of increasing hype about knowledge work, intellectual capital and the information superhighway. Logan goes beyond the buzzwords to provide a practical examination of how we got where we are and the choices ahead of us.
For a truly insightful and highly original view of technology, culture, society and education Logan offers a depth and perspective that will both provide practical knowledge and provoke new ways of thinking.
Topics:
1. The Fifth Language: Learning and Living in the Computer Age2. Computers and Education 3. The Internet 4. The McLuhan Legacy: The Impact of New Media 5. From Literacy to Computeracy: Implications for Business, Education and Society
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