Reflective Post by Benson Kwok

After 13 weeks in here, I think using weblog as a learning medium is quite new to me. Although everyone can make contributions and share their work or idea to others, I feel these contributions are quite passive. Why do I say that? Weblog, to me in the normal day, I only use it to write something personal and share with circle of friends. But it is the first time for me to use as an academic purposes. I think the original of this weblog is to enhance the discussions and interactions among classmates, however, I feel a bit passive at last because this is a part of the course assessment. Nevertheless, weblog is really helpful in my learning process. It can let me know what others’ idea on the cyborg.

I believe I am a cyborg. Honestly, I already cannot live without my mobile phone, my computer with the Internet access and the Octopus Card. These three electronic items daily use rate are extremely high to me. If I forget to bring one of these when I go out, I really feel anxious. No mobile phone = lost contact from family and friends. No computer with Internet access = lost contact from my oversea friends and all the updated news in this world. No Octopus Card = lost my wallet to pay for lunch and transport fee + my key (to open the front door of my building). So, I think they are good evidence to prove I am a cyborg.

Let talk something about the course in general. I think the course contains many issues about the relation between human beings and the virtual space. Like gender, ethics, digital divide, internet’s utopian… Cover lots of things. The most challenging task in this course, I think, is the research essay. It takes a lot of time for me to find material and then digest. I feel the questions of the essay are difficult to me because I feel lost. Maybe I don’t have deep understanding on the reading. But, in general, the course has many new topics that I have not met before.

At last, happy to meet every classmates and lecturers in here.