Henry's course reflection

Time flies and it is the end of the semester. In this semester, we have this course. For the first lesson, we have learned a key concept ‘Cyborg’. It keeps appear in different topics. The human transformation is based on the technology development. The human rely on the technology in their everyday lives. The concept of cyborg is about the combination of human body and the technology to help them in lives. I am a cyborg because I need to wear glasses otherwise I cannot see. I need to rely on the technology to be my eyes. The cyborg concept is not just only focus on the combination of human body and technology. It is also related to the concept of dualism. There is no absolute boundary on everything. The boundary is set by the power. Yes, in our ordinary lives, there are many things related to this dualism. However, we seldom pay attention on. After this course, I may have more reflection on the gender aspect. We may have many stereotypes on the image of male and female.

Furthermore, the development of the Internet is very important in the course. The Internet is a part of our lives. We need to access to the Internet for communication, getting information or even doing homework. The morality in the virtual and the reality is totally different. In the reality, we have many regulations which limited our thoughts and our actions. We liberate our true self in the Internet. We express our comments in the Internet but not the reality. It is because we think the Internet is safety to us. However, people may abuse the safety and become the internet bullying. Do the Internet users think that their responsible comments may hurt others?

For this course, there is a online blogging for us on education purpose. Nevertheless, we have the same thing in last semester. We need to have online discussion on the online platform. The reactions seem frustrated both of these two courses. It is because we view the online platform is a place for doing homework. If we finish the mission, we ignore the blog. I do not is it related to the culture differences. In Australia, the reaction is different with Hong Kong. The students in there are more enthusiastic in participating the blog. Maybe the students in Hong Kong like face to face communication more than online communication when related to academic aspects. We use the Internet for exchanging the gossip information more than the academic purpose. Maybe when we were young, we do not have much interaction with the Internet. In our mindset, the boundary of academic and entertainment of the Internet is quite strong and it is quite hard to go beyond this. XD

Chau Ka Leung Henry  (KU)

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