Technology has changed so much during my lifetime. One aspect of technology that is interesting is the fact that human interaction is possible in so many different ways now, or, it could be seen as human isolation. So much can be done without seeing or speaking with another person. Social lives can be lived through a computer screen, where you talk to people by typing on a keyboard or looking through a web camera.
Last week there was even another new technology innovation which I found on my desk – bookmarks promoting ‘the national public toilet map’ – Now people don’t even have to speak to each other to ask a simple question to find the nearest toilet! They can just go on an internet and find it themselves. Soon people will have no need to speak to each other at all!! I find that even I communicate more with some people over online communication than actually speaking to them.
When I take an internet class here at the library I sometimes find it difficult to explain the internet to the customers that are learning to use it for the first time. Sometimes it’s hard to comprehend it myself! It really is amazing what can be found with the internet. I try to explain to the customers I teach that basically anything that you can think of is available on the internet… though usually they’re just happy when I show them that you can find the local bus timetable or the cinema session times. But when I mention that you could also find the local session times for a cinema on the other side of the world just as quickly, it opens their eyes to the possibilities of the internet. One customer got excited and ended up taking virtual tours through museums in France.
It will be interesting to see how technology advances from here. It is progressing so fast that when I’m an old man I’m sure I’ll be clueless about many things that the kids use as part of their daily lives. I’m already looking forward to Learning 3.0
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