I was interested in the ruberic that accounted for the new habits of the "wired generation" (IM, multitasking, emails, blogs, and online social networking websites) and translated them into learning applications/opportunities.
There is certainly a lot of debate over the effects of constant multitasking with different types of technology on childrens' ability to learn and function effectively later as adults. It was interesting to see that parts of this ruberic seemed to try to adopt learning more to the currently lifestyle of the learner--fast-paced, media-intensive, and relative ease with technology.
On another note, I am so overwhelmed by having to learn and use so many different computer systems/technologies for various classes, I may consider posting the rest of my comments on an exisiting blog website that has a much more user-friendlier interface for posting and including links/pictures.
I think I've begun the "technology aging process"--or saturation--I'm less willing to jump and adopt new tech. I'll confess to asking my teenage sister to figure out some of the newer innovations for me.
Dan Gilbert: Its okay to confess saturation and aging here, and it is certainly okay to send us to your own blog reflection spoace, but please do add a link from this page. Thanks.
Deb Kim: Your comments represent to me the frenetic and economy-based movement/growth/change in ways we use technology to interact and participate in the world in the new millenium. One where we are intrigued and wanting to follow the need to invest and try out new technologies and are forced into "multi-tasking" with technologies, but at the same time you shared the feeling of finding one that accomplished the task you'd like to accomplish and sticking with it. This in and of itself is a process of navigating the world of technology participation as is asking your teenage sister to figure out soem of the newer innovations for you. This is a very important way of participating in spaces that I will discuss in Week 4 - the informal community-based organzation space design and it's affordances. I also hear from reading your reflection the need for a more principled way of navigating the new innovations in technology personally, and thinking how important something like this would be for a learning space designer in figuring out what is the most appropriate ways to incorprate technology into their spaces. Thanks for sharing.