REFLECTIVE POST

I have found this unit very interesting, from when I first chose to take it at the beginning of the semester, to now, coming to the end, and having learnt so much! This unit has opened my eyes so much to what goes on online, I almost feel that I was naive before, as I had no idea about cyborgs, or how consumed people can become when they join online communities. I must admit, the 'virtual' world does scare me a little, but at the same time having studied this unit has made me open my eyes so much more to what is actually out there, and I have definitely developed a fascination with many things we have covered this semester.

I think the use of blogs for learning purposes has been effective and it has been interesting to see how other people have been thinking and developing their ideas about the many subjects of the cyberworld that we have covered. It has definitely helped me to be able to read other people's posts and see if I am on the right track or not, and to help develop my own ideas by agreeing or disagreeing with the other students. But unfortunately I haven't felt fully comfortable with the blog and writing my opinion for all to see. I have felt a little self conscious knowing everyone could read what i had written and possibly not agree, but I guess that is all part of the learning process.

After studying this unit I can now say that I am a cyborg! As a student I obviously spend a lot of time on my computer researching and doing assignments, and of course I have a facebook obsession, and check my facebook numerous times a day. I am very active and tend to exercise while listening to my ipod, and now I feel that I can't be as motivated or push myself as far as I can when I have the music from my ipod, to help give me that extra push. So I can also admit to relying on technology pretty much everyday. I work at Lorna Jane in Claremont and when I make a sale, I have to use a computer to record the sale and open the till. But the piece of technology I think I probably rely most heavily on, is my mobile phone. It is always with me and I don't even bother wearing a watch anymore because I just look at my phone when I need the time. So all in all, I can say that I am definitely a cyborg!

The unit in general was great, I really enjoyed the material we covered as well as our active discussions in tutorials. I really liked all the people in my tutorial, and valued their comments and opinions. It was great that we could hold such great discussions, as it made the unit even more enjoyable and worth while. I can definitely say, that I will walk away at the end of semester with a whole lot more knowledge on the mysterious and incredible cyberworld, and I am very grateful for that! Thank you everyone, and thank you Alison!