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Summary: Embodied Knowing in Online Environments
Embodied Knowing in Online Environment
Gloria Dall’Alba and Robyn Barnacle
The article uses phenomenology to examine current epistemology, claiming that higher education does not necessarily contextualize knowledge towards the circumstances for which it is ultimately intended. For example, a prospective physician requires more than the standard medical knowledge in the professional world, such as how to interact with people, technology, and environments outside of the learning milieu. Continue reading
Summary: “Whither Psychoanalysis in Computer Culture”
In “Whither Psychoanalysis in Computer Culture,” Sherry Turkle (2004) explores how the basic principles of psychoanalysis, including object-relations theory, can provide a theory for understanding our changing relationships with computational objects (like computers) and relational artifacts (like robots and Furbies). Continue reading
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Discussion 1
Have you ever created meaningful relationships on cyberspace? What did you like (dislike) about it?
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Discussion 2
Does the frequent use of technology impair our ability to be self-aware and mindful? Does always having an easy distraction like phone, TV, facebook, prevent you from cultivating this awareness?
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Discussion 3
How do the issues of computer/technology discussed by Turkle influence education, or educational technology?
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Discussion 4
Do you agree with Dall’Alba & Barnacle on embodied knowing (the idea of knowledge being connected)?
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