"Technophobia” as apprehension towards technology: victims, causes, and potential remedies
ESTA ACTIVIDAD SERÁ IMPARTIDA SÓLO EN INGLÉS
In addition to having more or less realistic expectations, people often use or even just think about technology with apprehension and sometimes even with outright pre-emptive rejection. Why is this happening, and not only to the older generations? Who is most afraid of technologies that, used wisely, could probably make life easier and perhaps even promote people’s social and democratic participation? And what could be done to change things, or rather to make users more aware and able to take full advantage of the epochal innovations of the digital society? The course aims to answer these questions by retracing the main positions in the debate on the causes of “technophobia”. It will then be argued that fears for privacy or for the loss of value of human labor should be taken into consideration as triggering factors no more than the general climate of anxiety fueled by media narratives and representations. Finally, this course will examine some significant experiences implemented worldwide to counter negative sentiments towards technology, which could be replicable in other social and national contexts.
- Lugar y fechas
- Del 21 al 28 de mayo de 2025
De 16:00 a 18:00 h.
Lugar:UNED Pontevedra
- Horas
- Horas lectivas: 12
- Online
- Asistencia online en diferido, sin necesidad de ir al centro.
- Programa
- miércoles, 21 de mayo
- 16:00-18:00 h. - Introduction - The various types of users of technology
- 16:00-18:00 h. - Introduction - The various types of users of technology
- jueves, 22 de mayo
- 16:00-18:00 h. - The importance of socioeconomic condition, gender and age in causing confidence or anxiety in users
- 16:00-18:00 h. - The importance of socioeconomic condition, gender and age in causing confidence or anxiety in users
- viernes, 23 de mayo
- 16:00-18:00 h. - The debate on “technophobia”: the position of psychology and the response of sociology
- 16:00-18:00 h. - The debate on “technophobia”: the position of psychology and the response of sociology
- lunes, 26 de mayo
- 16:00-18:00 h. - Analysis of the phenomenon and the causes of technophobia I: surveillance capitalism, and concerns about privacy and the loss of value of human labor
- 16:00-18:00 h. - Analysis of the phenomenon and the causes of technophobia I: surveillance capitalism, and concerns about privacy and the loss of value of human labor
- martes, 27 de mayo
- 16:00-18:00 h. - Analysis of the phenomenon and the causes of technophobia II: the social representations of technology
- 16:00-18:00 h. - Analysis of the phenomenon and the causes of technophobia II: the social representations of technology
- miércoles, 28 de mayo
- 16:00-18:00 h. - User empowerment against fear: evaluation of some experiences and possible paths to consider.
- 16:00-18:00 h. - User empowerment against fear: evaluation of some experiences and possible paths to consider.
- miércoles, 21 de mayo
- Asistencia
- Asistencia online en diferido, sin necesidad de ir al centro.
- Inscripción
Tenga en cuenta que con los datos aportados en su solicitud de matrícula se confeccionan los certificados, asegúrese que son correctos y están completos.
Nombre, con mayúscula la primera letra y minúsculas el resto.
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IMPORTANTE:
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Una vez comenzado el curso no se realizarán devoluciones.
Se podrá anular un curso si concurren condiciones excepcionales relacionadas con aspectos docentes o de infraestructura económica y material que impidan su correcta celebración. En tal caso, el alumno tendrá un plazo de 6 meses desde la fecha de cancelación, para solicitar la devolución del importe de la matrícula.
El alumno menor de edad, deberá acompañar la matricula de una autorización que puede descargar en el siguiente enlace: http://www.unedpontevedra.com/11192Matrícula Ordinaria Precio 29 € - Coordinado por
- Rafael Cotelo Pazos
- Coordinador de Extensión Universitaria y Actividades Culturales de la UNED en Pontevedra.
- Ponente
- Emanuela Susca
- Associate Professor Università IULM (International University of Languages and Media) - Milan - Italy
- Dirigido a
- Anyone interested in better understanding the relationship between people and technology, also with a view to empowering the most disadvantaged users.
- Objetivos
- Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to
• Recognize the various types of users of new technologies;
• Understand how the socio-economic condition, gender and age of the subjects affect their relationship with new technologies;
• Understand the main positions in the current debate on the fear of technology;
• Critically evaluate current social representations of technology, also with reference to movies and books;
• Understand and interpret the results of some programs aimed at overcoming possible anxiety toward technology;
• Think about measures and practices that could particularly help the most disadvantaged. - Metodología
- Live streaming.- The enrolled student receives the class through a computer wherever they want but on the marked dates and times. Delayed streaming.- The enrolled student receives the recorded classes where he wants and when he wants, within certain dates.
- Prior to the beginning of the course you will have the instructions and connection data in MY SPACE: https://extension.uned.es/miespacio (option 1: UNED student, option 2: non-UNED student).
- Sistema de evaluación
- To receive the certificate of completion, it is necessary to attend 85% of the lecture hours.
- Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Esta actividad impacta en los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:
- Más información
- Centro Asociado UNED Pontevedra
Rúa de Portugal 1
36162 Pontevedra Pontevedra
986851850 / negociadodealumnos@pontevedra.uned.es - Imágenes de la actividad
