From Summaries

Weekly summaries.

Week 1 summary: bodies vis-a-vis technology, learning transfer

Week 1 is a dizzying introduction to a broad range of themes.

My key takeaways includes the complicated relationship between human bodies and technology and how technology alters the way we perceive and act in the world. This can be seen in the development of images I posted.

The first TogetherTube session was great fun. Reading, as opposed to hearing, both insightful and hilarious comments was a great way to enjoy and better appreciate the movies and recognize key themes.

I tried to make a tenuous link to my work context and found the idea of disembodied information resonating with the idea of learning transfer in corporate training.

I’m still tackling the secondary readings slowly, managing only Hayles (1999) so far. It’s rich in insights but dense and heavy. I’ve read Miller (2011) and Bayne (2014) but am conscious I need to make better connections.