Telepresence

Telepresence, a seperation or escape from our bodies using an electronic device. What good does this do? It gives us an excuse to not experience life to the fullest, to not make meaningful connections with people, to not go beyond a mechanical and limited recall of the knowledge imparted to us. Telepresence is an unseen force that opposes our human nature to use "eye movements, head motion, gesture, and posture to interact in a much richer way." These are jsut some of the thoughts/reflections/modifications that crossed my mind while reading the chapter. The part of the chapter that really caught my interest was the part of learning. I agree that in order to learn you have to be present, both mind and body. If one would use the computer to learn, the person is limiting himself. He cannot see the greater picture of the subject, just the area the teacher is focusing on. Sometimes a teacher focuses on a specific point in order to drive the students to ask questions about the big picture. Sooner or later, everyone needs to ask those questions.