REFLECTION!

The use of blogs for learning purposes from what i've so far experienced can be said to be very beneficial. I feel this is the case as it allows for further discussion of unit topics outside of class, particularly because class time is so limited. It's also beneficial for those who find certain topics unclear in class or after reading the readings, it's always dicussed further on the blogs each week so therefore allows for us to get a better understanding. Blogging is also very easily accessable as its available every day, at any hour of the day so in that provides students with the flexibility outside of class time to understand topics and post relevant issues. It also has the capacity to make those who struggle on the spot to talk in class, like me, to think longer and express ourselves more clearly. Blogging is also beneficial for learning purposes as it helps people feel more comfortable in their expressing ideas and promotes input from everyone as you have the time to post whenever.

In regards to being a cyborg, i feel i am not. As Donna Haraway writes a cyborg to be " a cybernetic organism, a hybrid of a cyborg is a cybernetic organism, a hybrid of machine and organism, a creature of social reality as well as a creature of fiction," more specifically a being with both biological and artifical traits. In this i dont consider myself to bind into this definition at all as i don't consider technology to play such a huge role in shaping who i am. Although i am a regular user of multiple technologies on a daily basis, i still feel it doesn't control my every day life and hence my own embodiment and as a result why i do not consider myself as a cyborg.

I found this unit to be very enjoyable and interesting. It's been interesting particularly because of the encorporation of setting up a blog. By this use of online participationg it made the unit a whole lot more enjoyable and i found helped me alot in terms of further learning with the weekly topics. It's been a great way for those like me who are new to the whole blogging experience to learn how it's done. This unit opened up my mind to wider issues concerned with the online world and because i feel i can relate to alot of it, i feel thats the reason being for why i found it to be a great unit to study. Well, thats all from me.
Gabi :)

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