Paper-based vs. digital media for learning

Here is an NPR interview with Nicholas Carr, the author of the highly acclaimed book entitled The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. There is also an excerpt from his book. He warns us about what our regular exposure to digital information technology is doing to our brains as far as our capacities for deep reflection, critical thought, creativity and empathy are concerned.

Here is a link for a review of Carr's book.

Here is a link for a webpage with advantages of digital learning for students.

In our next negotiation, we can split into the two the following two camps:
- In favor of using digital technology as much as possible with the objective of phasing out paper-based sources.
- Against using digital technology at schools and for continuing with the traditional paper-based medium.

Cambridge Dictionary

Here is the link for the online Cambridge dictionary with the US and UK pronunciations of words.

Immigration in the EU

Here is a Guardian article on the challenges of immigration in Europe.

Here is a webpage with an overview of the pros and cons of immigration in general.

Here is another list of pros and cons.

Unemployment in the EU and outsourcing

 During our next session we can have the two following camps for the negotiation:
- For outsourcing to outside of the EU
- For keeping the existing jobs and creating new ones in the EU

Here you can find a short list of the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing.

Here is another piece on the same topic.

Here you can find a European Voice article on creating new jobs and keeping the existing ones in Europe. In case you cannot have access to the website, here is another version, which I uploaded on google.docs.