I once had a weblog for sharing daily experience and feelings with my friends when I was in secondary school. At that time, I couldn’t imagine that weblogs can also be used for learning purposes, but that’s exactly what we have done in this course! And I find several advantages of using weblogs for learning. It is much more convenient for us to share useful online information irrespective of images, video clips or the entire websites. We don’t have to print the things out and thus is more environmental friendly. It also serves as a convenient platform for us to discuss academic issues after school time.
After studying the course, I can tell that I am definitely a cyborg and so do many of you! As far as I know, cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial elements. Actually, the artificial elements are to supplement the inadequacies of the biological body. For instance, I suffer from short-sightedness and I have to wear glasses (an artificial tool) to supplement my insufficiency in eyesight. The use of Internet also complements the inconvenience in face-to-face communication. Therefore, it can be impossible for any individual to stay out from “cyborg” as long as he/she is a modern person.
All in all, although this course allows me to get in touch with something new, some concepts like "posthuman" that karen and kimi presented yesterday are quite difficult to grasp at the same time. I agree that it’s somehow quite challenging, same as what my friends have suggested below :>
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