Author: Aaron Bond

I have to admit that I am not a fan of many of the ideas that Illich introduces in his piece.  I find value in the educational system that I have invested a great deal of time, money, and energy … Continue reading →

First, I must say that I was quite impressed with Laurel’s use if Aristotle’s model in application to human computer interaction. The six elements as described by Laurel are all important and certainly are hard to consider independently.  Even if … Continue reading →

“If the ‘medium is the message,’ then the message of low-bandwidth timesharing is ‘blah.”  

In the New Media Seminar learning how to count in binary.  All in the spirit of Nelson’s assertion that everyone should learn how a computer works.  Not sure that I have mastered it, but it is fun trying.

I really like this graphic from this week’s reading.  I have generally thought of media as a brick wall for users, especially when interactions through a computer can be blocked when technology fails or is not “user-friendly.”  As technology and … Continue reading →

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