He first got started in social media in the late 90’s through magazine making when he was BMXing.
Balance between Analog and Digital time
It’s only a struggle only when he is trying to get important things done because facebook, twitter and other online things can be distracting.
How will Mash-Ups and the Web mix?
He has no idea how mash-ups will be taken/mixed when they hit the web more often. It’s anyone’s guess.
Hip Hop culture has now converged with the mainstream culture.
The Advent Horizon
A time where the environment we live in changes in such a way that it changes or impacts our lives. It is a time when we truly realize that we have lost the need for an older technology.
Will the Advent Horizon create or destroy opportunities?
It will do both, the older generation will have a harder time of it while the younger generations will pick things up more quickly.
The medium is the message. What happens when the medium is the medium?
He has no idea what technology will be able to surpass that when we have come to that point. That is the best that things will ever get.
In today’s world, you have to either program or get programmed when using the web. People do not need to know how the web works to use it but it is a whole lot better if one does because they will be able to pull themselves out of more difficult situations than not online.
Roy’s prediction for 5-10 years from now for himself
He hopes he will have a place in academia but also in writing.
Everything is going mobile
Internet is taking over T.V. He is wary about that fact a little because of the affect it may have on our attention spans.
Mobile will probably be used for trivial stuff while bigger things will always be learned/done at home or at a place of learning.
How will the network grow and change? Will it take over analog time?
Digital could squeeze out our analog time in an instant but it is probably not going to happen though. A balance will be met.
Should we be embarrassed about how we are using technology?
No, the older generations have to trust us because we have been growing up with this for most of our lives. We are quick learners.
Multi tasking, ok or not?
More focused creates better quality work but multi tasking is ok.
We are digital natives now; will that change in five years?
No, we are still going to be natives. The process of change will take some time.
How do the students like the internet use in class?
We like it; it gives us more tools to express ourselves. It is nice to have real time responses and social groups to help understand the material and each other.
Technology can be used for learning.
Our professional and academic lives will be heavily impacted by technology.
We are going to have to create our own jobs. This is an exciting time.
You do not have to adapt to technology however, you do not have to be “plugged in” if you choose not to.
Technology is the means to an end. What is the end?
No one knows for sure.
This class is one of the few classes students have outside of the arts or hands on crafts that have escaped the standardization noose. People in this class have chosen to go beyond the minimum requirement.
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