[Air-L] digital literacy takes a field trip to a farm
jonathan
jamma at fuse.net
Mon Apr 28 23:36:49 PDT 2008
Denise--
I just love your post. Thanks for sharing it.
I empathize with your comments about cellphone usage--completely!
:-)
Best,
j.
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Jonathan Alexander, PhD
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Associate Professor of English
University of California, Irvine
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---- denisecarter at denisecarter.net wrote:
> Kim said<<<Let's also remember that looms, pens, and even language
> itself are technologies, so when we say logging off, what exactly do
> we mean? Not sitting at a desk? Not using ICT? --I know this may
> seem nit-picky, but I just want to be sure I'm thinking f the same
> thing as others in the discussion when we talk about logging off, or
> about technology.>>>
>
> How fascinating dont you think, that in this web2.0 wired, converged
> and connected world that we are now beginning to understand (maybe),
> that the phenomena of logging off from ICTnow seems out of the
> ordinary and worth studying!!
>
> Well I for one am relieved, I can now reveal my secret vices:
>
> -I love that end of the working day when I switch off my computer,
> pour a glass of wine and speak/logon to my husband.
> -I hate students who email me on a Sunday afternoon and expect me to
> reply asap even though I only work part-time!
> -I like spending time alone in my greenhouse, and recently planted
> cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers (I didnt speak to them and they
> didnt speak to me but give it time
)
> - sometimes I give myself an email-free day
> -I take it personally when someone doesnt text me back or answer
> their mobile, especially when they always reply to messages received
> when I am with them
> -I log off most nights for about 7 hours sleep
>
> Denise
>
> Dr Denise M. Carter,
> Lecturer in Sociology,
> Dept. of Social Sciences
> University of Hull.
>
> http://www.denisecarter.net
>
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