One of the ideas that seems interesting is the evolution of technology- machines, first substituting the body, replacing to some extent the physical and the manual labor, then computers, substituting the mind, replacing some aspect of the mind- thinking machines, …
Cyborgs, Robots, & Cylons
I have been on a bit of a dystopia kick in my teaching as of late: The Walking Dead (both the graphic narratives and the AMC series) has been the focus for my Research Paper class, and I’ll be teaching …
Thoughts
I have been developing my ENG101 around issues of digital technologies and I can see a possible cluster emerging around these lines. I believe students would be interested in debating many of the issues we discussed today: introducing media refusal, …
The Robotics of Celebrity
My current cluster is dealing with the issue of “Fame” or “Celebrity,” so it is hard to see how I am going to fit in this idea of the robot or robotics, except as the celebrity is an artificial construct …
LIB 200 — initial curriculum idea — immersivity and vision
As I wrote in my response to the Grau article, I was really intrigued by the history of “Virtual Illusions” that Grau writes about. This is in part because it articulates so well with themes I am already teaching in …
History of technology themes in my LIB200 syllabus
I see a potential for introducing history of technology topics in the third segment of my LIB200 course dedicated to interrelations among philosophy, mathematics and science in Ancient Greece.
Possible questions may be:
1. The etymology of the word technology. …
Robotics
1. Are there any areas in our society where robots could make our lives easier?
2. Explore the issues of access and cost for the different areas that you could imagine robots would be useful in our lives?
3. What …
Initial Curriculum Ideas
Question for the November Session:
From Svet: “What is the historical fact (or idea) mentioned in History of Telepresence: Automata, Illusion, and Rejecting the Body that you find most intriguing and what is the one that you find least intriguing?” Post your response as a …
Me Thinks the Facebookers Protest Too Much: Thoughts on Laura Portwood-Stacer’s article on Media Refusal and conspicuous non-consumption
Laura Portwood-Stacer’s article “Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption: The performative and political dimensions of Facebook abstention” is an interesting take on some people’s vehement dislike of the social media platform and exit its use in very public ways.
What I …
