One of the greatest things that I learned, and was exposed
to, is the amount of research and exploration that has been conducted over the
past six decades regarding technological communication. Dating back to
the writings of Licklider and his theoretical analysis of the man-computer
symbiosis, it was interesting to compare what was thought to become reality and
was has actually become a reality. As the readings progressed through the
current time period and we looked at the expanse of blogging, impact and ability
to control self-representation and the various means to explore a virtual
world, it was enlightening to understand how we interact with the society and
how that has changed our traditional interpersonal communications.
I really enjoyed the opportunity to read my classmates posts
about current media communication articles because it provided multiple eyes
tracking various media and providing a summary and analysis with the same class
content filter we all had.
The least favorite was searching blog posts to perform ongoing
writing and commenting. With various
people posting at their convenient times, some not posting during the week, or
some dropping out of class as it progressed it became somewhat frustrating to
have a portion of my grade dependent on commenting on others postings.
--CG
Hi Lee, I agree with your first point - it was really fascinating reading about the research that has been conducted over the last 60 years regarding communication. Contemporary media technology has come so far from its printing press beginnings. I also enjoyed reading our classmates posts about current media communication articles - I always try to remain up to date with the latest trends and news in m&c but with school work and travel it is not always my top priority - this component of 131 simplified this for me and it was always interesting reading other peoples perspectives.
ReplyDeleteYour final point is also very valid - throughout the semester I became annoyed at trying to filter through all the blogs and I soon learnt who posted their blogs at the beginning of the week and I would comment on theirs each week which limited differing opinions.
I also enjoyed having the opportunity to read and comment on posts made by our classmates, I hadn't considered that as something in my "favorite parts," though it was! When you get to read what someone else has to say on the same topic as you, it oftentimes opens the door to new ideas regarding that same topic.
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding the research of the last half century has also been beneficial to my understanding of New Media today. Without an understanding of the history, it is difficult to grasp concepts of today and truly understand where the technologies have come from, as well as, how they became what they are today.
~T