Online Literacy A "Lesser" Kind?

In his anti-Internet screed that you are reading for class on Wednesday, Mark Bauerlin argues that the incursion of digital technology into higher education has been counter-productive to say the least. As he puts it, "[w]e must recognize that screen scanning is but one kind of reading, a lesser one, and that it conspires against certain intellectual habits requisite to liberal-arts learning." Do you agree with Bauerlin's point here? Is digital technology anathema to the goals of a college education?

Blog Prompt #1

Blog Prompt #1.
For your first blog post I'd like you to write your own personal reaction to one of the following interviews -- conducted by Rebecca Blood-- in which notable bloggers discuss how and why they blog.
Trine-Maria Kristensen [02/07]
Bruce Schneier [01/07]
Megan Reardon [ 04/06 ]
Fred First [ 05/06 ]
Jason Kottke [ 08/06 ]
Tiffany B. Brown [ 08/06 ]
Scott Rosenberg [ 10/06 ]

More "bloggers on blogging" profiles can be found online at Rebecca's Pocket.
I look forward to reading your entries.