Discussion: Who are you online?
In the twenty-first century, the experience of being human in most parts of the world includes consistent interaction with theInternet.Manyof our professional, personal, and social interactionsoccur online, andsocial networking, shopping,readingnews,and communicating viaemailand textmessageare some of the ways weengage in the virtual world.
Virtual interactionisnowan indispensable part of human existence,and the primary method for interacting virtually at Walden is through course Discussions.You will also interact one-on-one with your instructor via the feedback and grading process for all your assignments.
In this week’s Discussion, you will comment on being human in the online world and observe others’ in the same context. Include some reference to the week’s resources in your post and responses. If you are relating an idea or building upon the readings, poems, or videos, please identify which one by listing it at the bottom of the post.
TIP: You can copy and paste the reference details from the Resources page to make your life easier.
To prepare for the Discussion:
- Read and reflectupon the Week 1Learning Resources.
- Think about interactions you have had in a virtual space such as achat,comment section,online discussion board,orsocial networking site.
- Think aboutthe timesyou havehademotional reactions to onlinecontent and interactions.
NOTE: You can write out your discussion post in Microsoft Word first and then copy and paste them to the discussion board.
By Day 3
Post a paragraph (about 200–300 words in length)respondingto the following questions:
- Do you behave and communicate differently online than you do face-to-face? How so? Give specific examples.
- What does it mean to be "fully human"?Consideringyour definition, do you think we can be "fully human" while interacting with others in a virtual spacelike this classroom? Why or why not?
- Select one of the pieces. How does the authorspeak to the concept ofbeing human?