Maybe my personality as a young professional has grown away from technology. But, isn't it still important to know it and recognize its importance? I say, yes.
The Planning IT Enhanced Projects course opened my eyes to the world of cyberspace. I know the internet. I understand how it works. But I was lost to the fact of wiki's and shared internet space, away from facebook.com.
It showed me that many more people spend so much of their lives, even live their lives, online, via a virtual profile and blogspot. That fact scares me a bit.
Throughout my blogging I've mentioned, through media befitting these internet junkies (a personal blog) that personalization and individualism was being threatened by online communities. I see the benefit of saving time by not needing to meet in a physical location, but online somewhere via cables. However, it threatens human emotion and life. It is too easy to tell someone you love them, or how to do something online. But doesn't emotion get lost?
The answer from me is a resounding YES! Inflection, charisma, and body language tell more than half of every tale. By me typing that I really enjoy blogging completely misses the sarcasm in my voice, or the rolling of my eyes. Yes, the IT course opened my sight to this culture, one of which I do not think I'll ever be a huge part.
Overall, the course work and weekly assignments kept me updated to the setting trends in the online world. It helped me to undestand the capabilities simple internet surfers now have. The question now is whether I'll be able to survive for long without succumbing to the need to be online all the time. I predict it will be no problem at all.
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