Comments on: Week In Review http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/08/28/week-in-review/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 23:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Frances Branham http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/08/28/week-in-review/#comment-13 Frances Branham Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:25:20 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=12#comment-13 After reading the quotes by Laura and Rachel, I can see great symbolism in their statements and the unsureness or unexperienced aspect of technology/distance learning. For some of us our experiences, as far as technology is concerned, are that of a child in the passenger seat of a car--driving to an unknown community. When we began this class, we were the child. As we progress, we grow. Furthermore, we become more familiar with our surroundings and eventually we will be used to landmarks and our web community. Nevertheless, our community isn't limited only to the people in this class. Like Rachel said, "You usually feel closer to people that you have things in common with." Thus, with tapped in, yahoo, and our aggregators, we can build our community and as we grow more familiar with our surroundings we will become an "active participant," and become more comfortable with our community. After reading the quotes by Laura and Rachel, I can see great symbolism in their statements and the unsureness or unexperienced aspect of technology/distance learning.

For some of us our experiences, as far as technology is concerned, are that of a child in the passenger seat of a car–driving to an unknown community. When we began this class, we were the child. As we progress, we grow. Furthermore, we become more familiar with our surroundings and eventually we will be used to landmarks and our web community. Nevertheless, our community isn’t limited only to the people in this class. Like Rachel said, “You usually feel closer to people that you have things in common with.” Thus, with tapped in, yahoo, and our aggregators, we can build our community and as we grow more familiar with our surroundings we will become an “active participant,” and become more comfortable with our community.

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