{"655706":{"#nid":"655706","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Coping with the Pandemic: Distal and Proximal Technologies in Educational Settings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the School of Public Policy for the next installment in its speaker series. The event, \u0026quot;Coping with the Pandemic: Distal and Proximal Technologies in Educational Settings,\u0026rdquo; will feature Markus Bohlmann of the University of M\u0026uuml;nster in Germany.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/live-event\/bbyhvykj\u0022\u003EAttend via BlueJeans\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbstract\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo address the tension between critical theory and postphenomenology in the philosophy of technology, Markus Bohlmann argues that each of these theoretical approaches can serve a specific purpose. Whereas the strength of critical theory can be seen in its ability to reflect on the role of technologies that are deeply embedded in more complex societal structures -- for example, a school\u0026#39;s distance learning system that needs to satisfy a plethora of legal, administrative, societal, and political challenges -- postphenomenology\u0026#39;s strength can be found in a more focused analysis of the intersection between human and machine as in Zoom meetings. Referring to the \u0026quot;distance\u0026quot; between human and machine in both these cases, Bohlmann proposes a distinction between \u0026quot;distal\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;proximal\u0026quot; technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout the Speaker\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarkus Bohlmann is a philosopher at the University of M\u0026uuml;nster in Germany. His research contributes to the didactics of philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology. The focus of his research becomes visible in two forthcoming publications. His book \u003Cem\u003EEducation - Philosophy - Digitalization\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;will soon be published by Metzler in the series Digitality Research, and the essay \u0026quot;Technologies of the Crisis in Distance Learning\u0026quot; will appear in an anthology on technologies of the Covid pandemic. Within the German Society for Philosophy, Bohlmann leads the Education of the Digitality Working Group.\u0026nbsp;His research in philosophy education is informed by his experience as a philosophy teacher in both middle and high school over five years. During this time, he contributed to the development of digital technologies that are now being used in the German education system, for example a cloud-computing project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMarkus Bohlmann of the University of M\u0026uuml;nster in Germany will be giving the talk.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Markus Bohlmann of the University of M\u00fcnster in Germany will be giving the talk."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-02-23 14:48:57","changed_gmt":"2022-02-28 17:00:55","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-03-01T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2022-03-01T14:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-03-01T14:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-03-01 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-03-01 19:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-03-01 19:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655732":{"id":"655732","type":"image","title":"The School of Public Policy Speaker Series Presents: Markus Bohlmann","body":null,"created":"1645645996","gmt_created":"2022-02-23 19:53:16","changed":"1645645996","gmt_changed":"2022-02-23 19:53:16","alt":"Flyer stating that Markus Bohlmann will be presenting on \u0022Coping with the Pandemic: Distal and Proximal Technologies in Educational Settings\u0022 on March 1, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. The event will be held in D.M. 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