My own ignorance lead me take this course

It is funny how different I thought this class would be. When I read the title “Text Technologies: The Changing Spaces of Reading and Writing”; immediately images of adaptive learning technologies assisting users how to read and write better rushed to my head. I assumed the course would be centered around what I believed technology was (in relation to what I believed text was).
Imagine my great surprise in module one when the cheeky course asked me to look up both text and technology. I almost didn’t bother, scoffing how I worked in “technology” for many years, what is the dictionary going to tell me that I don’t already know! Well sadly for me, it told me the truth. You see my very narrow view was the contextualized technology in “Information and Communication Technologies”. This narrow view was shattered when I realized Technology was simply the study of a certain field. So, there could be technologies that have absolutely nothing to do with phones, computers, robotics or the internet. Those rock tires in the Flintstones were examples of technology! Using a match to light a fire is an example of technology!
Oh brother, what did I get myself into… The module continued to include works of Plato, and a 22-page article on the democracy of education! I read the first three pages and can honestly say, I wasn’t enjoying it. Granted I started reading the textbook (oh boy, written notes by an authority!) and was enjoying it. My mind was getting confused and annoyed.
Now I have calmed myself down, went through the syllabus and noticed the course does have a very strong component (especially in the Assignments) of what I considered technology. So in the end this course may not be what I expected, but it is likely still going to increase my knowledge and make me see things differently than I did before (always a good thing)!