Evaluation of the Self Net/ Identity in the Digital Age by Kit Chan

The use of blogs for learning purpose

As the advanced technology of the internet, people usually express what they think on the internet. Blog is one of the ways to post your articles and notes online. This makes blog is now so popular in the world. However, I don’t think blog is suitable for learning purpose.

First, in my opinion, blog is only used in our leisure time. It is strange for me that using weblog to hand in and do my assignment in such an informal way. No one would like to discuss their homework or assignment on their blog. People prefer to show their happiness or interesting thing that they have rather than discuss their assignment on their blog. Also, if people want their blog to be more popular, they should post something exciting or stimulating on blog, but not school work.

Second, I must say that blog is not so popular in Hong Kong. One of the reason is that blog is not functional enough to fulfill the users. Compare with other social network, like Facebook, you may see the big difference between them; the functions of Facebook are variety and convenient. That is why Facebook is popular for the younger generation in Hong Kong. Therefore, blog is used rarely by me.

I admire that using blog for learning purpose, because this created a modern and technological way for students. Nonetheless, blog is not common to be used in Hong Kong. Students are now compulsive to use the blog in order to hand in their assignment. Thus, it is quite ineffective for me to use the weblog for learning.


Am I Cyborg?

Am I a cyborg? Definitely yes. Admittedly, we can live without lots of technological equipment. Our cell phone, our personal computer; we may get lost if they do not stay with us. There exist more and more cyborgs in Hong Kong. Due to the development of smart phone is advanced, people can deal with their dear all the time. The functions of smart phone are variety. You can almost do everything that you want, such as, listening to music, watching clips, playing games, checking email. Chatting with your friends is not the only function that mobile phone can offer. Therefore, it is no doubt that people can become a cyborg easily.

However, I am sure that I do not addict to be a cyborg or I might say I do not enjoyed become a cyborg. Although my mobile phone was broken, I did not buy any smart phone. The reason is I don’t want to be controlled by any technological equipment. I know that I have become a cyborg already. It is dangerous to fall deeply with a cyborg identity, because this would be harmed our normal living. That is why I don’t enjoyed to be a cyborg , though I am definitely a cyborg.


My view of this unit

When I attend my first lesson of this course, I think the topics are really interesting for me. The topics that we discussed in the tutorial class are so critical. There are great motivations for me to think more about the theories and the examples from the readings. Unfortunately, to be honest, this course is quite difficult for me. I admit that my mind is not dynamic enough to analysis the arguments sometimes, but I still like this couse.