In unit three I learned about invisible technology, which is something I had never thought about. A modern example of this idea is Facebook, we often log in unconsciously, it has become such a part of the fabric of our lives that we log on constantly without even noticing or thinking about why we are doing it. I was surprised to discover some of the myths that people have with technology. People at one time were genuinely concerned about disintegrating in a car that was moving too fast or going deaf when using the phone too much, its incredible to imagine living in a world like that. I was interested to find out that technological determinism is the idea that technology is the major player of historical influence in the world. In other words technology is the sole factor in what changes changes the world as opposed to social constructivism, which implies that the way people use the specific technologies is what makes the world change. Social realism helps us understand the relationship between technology, culture, and social interaction.
In unit four I learned that CMC is seen as a form of bad communication by some people, because the quality of communication is reduced and it also effects peoples ability to communicate face to face. Basically what I learned from this chapter is that the major critics of CMC are worried about the deterioration of our face to face communication skills.
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