The bad and the ugly: a systematic review of technology’s negative impacts’ mentions in literature from 2005 to 2020

Abstract

In an era of ubiquitous presence of several formats of technology throughout all areas ofhuman interaction, it seems pertinent to assess the complete spectrum of possible impactssuch technologies may have: not just the good, but the bad and the ugly too. Scientificresearch has been substantial on its efforts to map technology’s benefits from which humansmay profit on a myriad of activities. This is particularly evident in recent fields of study, suchas gamification applications to marketing, education or business. However, it could beargued that in-depth analysis of potential nefarious impacts of technology use is currentlylacking. In this paper, we perform a systematic review of contributions from top scientificpublications over the last fifteen years in search of their concerns over the implementationand usage of technology, to gather proof that this is a promising study field, which deservesfurther study. Due to the limited literature and empirical evidence on the topic, this studycontributes to better understand of nefarious impacts and limitations of technology.

Aprendizajes para la vida a través de la implementación de estrategias didácticas digitales: un estudio comparativo de casos

“…Esta situación ofrece un interesante escenario de partida, ya que si bien los citados estudios evidencian que las tecnologías están provocando la transformación global de la institución escolar y de los roles y tareas asumidas por sus agentes (Pardo y San Martín, 2020); no resulta tan evidente que la naturaleza y orientación de estos cambios repercuta directamente en la optimización social, pese a que en múltiples ocasiones esta afirmación se asume como universal absoluto en el discurso pedagógico (Silva, Rodrigues y Sampayo, 2020).…”