Blog vs Tutorial

I liked the idea of online tutorials, as i felt it was very appropriate for the unit and what we were studying. It helped show me how much the internet is/or can be used for everyday life, including university studies. However, i felt that discussion was lacking, possibly because not everyone was online at the same time, or because there was no tutor or leader to lead the discussion. However, i found this an interesting way of communicating with my tutorial class.

Cyborg

I think that every one of us, in some ways, is a cyborg. Wether we admit it or not, the majority of us in today's society rely on the internet for so much. From completing tutorials! to paying bills online or booking flights online (which is also the cheapest way of doing it these days), the internet seems to be constantly consuming us.

Unit evaluation

I thoroughly enjoyed this unit, as it was a whole other opening in feminism understanding, and understanding of cyberspace - both two very important things in society. I have done many other women studies units, but none focused on this side of feminism. It was very interesting and very useful to know and understand.

Reflection Blog

Blogs Vs. Tutorials
I found that blogging was far less stimulating than face-to-face discussion, however this may be due to the inconsistency of contribution over the period that we were blogging rather than going to class. As it has already been mentioned our class discussions are usually quite successful, I thought that personally it was a result of lack of structure and authority in the blogs i.e. no tutor meant no discussion.

Cyborg?
I live in a UWA residential college and in just about every single of the 380 rooms there is a laptop or PC that impregnates the space and provides one of the single most important elements in a residents life. This is a rather depressing image but that is the reality of our modern day society and it seems that the cyborg tag is unavoidable. In this respect I think that blogging instead of tutorials is possibly a more negative thing as it encourages more time in front of the computer than interacting with others face-to-face.