After shifting through the unpleasantries of formal introductions and general conversation, the first lectorial for the year commenced. It was an insightful and engaging lectorial, which facilitated discussions around two different types of learning modes: Hyper & Deep Attention.

These differentials in the cognitive modes of learning were exemplified in Hayles text which explored ‘the hypothesis that we are in the midst of a generational shift in cognitive styles (of learning), that pose challenges to education at all levels’ (Hayles, 2007: 187).

During the class discussions and the way in which the lectorial itself was structured, I could not help to think that we (as students of the next generation to learning) were all rats in a giant experiment of the ideas explored in Hayles text. A somewhat unnerving thought.

– donandsherri