Keep a diary of all the different kinds of interactions you have this week that

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1. Keep a diary of all the different kinds of interactions you have this week that involve computers. (For example, class registration system, cash machine, supermarket checkout, instant messaging, etc.).
   1. Provide a list or a table of the different kinds of interactions you noted in your diary. Annotate each interaction to indicate whether it primarily involved business (network) or educational (network) computers or personal (stand-alone) computers.
   2. Imagine that the interactions you listed in part A took place without computers. Describe a few of the most significant changes to the way these interactions would take place without computers. Be sure to describe any interactions that would be unlikely to take place at all without computers.
2. Research any one application of computing technology in your choice of EITHER health care OR farming. Write a short (1 to 2 paragraphs) summary description of that application including its name, how to obtain that application, price, and how other users rate it. Do NOT plagiarize the description!!! Would this app require a network or be stand-alone computer? Are there ways to get an illegal copy of this app?
3. Read the privacy policy of any large, popular website and smartphone app.
   1. Write a brief summary (may use bullets) of the policy, identifying the site by name and URL, and type of site. Give examples of parts of the policy that are, or are not, clear or reasonable.
   2. Choose any smartphone app that includes a privacy statement or policy. Summarize and evaluate it. Are any important things missing in the statement?
4. Veterinarians implant computer chips into pets and farm animals to identify them if they get lost. Should human babies and children also have similar implants?
   1. What would be the benefits and disadvantages? Do benefits outweigh the risks?
   2. Which privacy implications would there be?
5. Read

Explanation / Answer

ournaling in its various forms is a means for recording personal thoughts, daily experiences, and evolving insights. The process often evokes conversations with self, another person, or even an imagined other person. Add the advantage available in most journaling formats of being able to review or reread earlier reflections and a progressive clarification of insights is possible.

In the adult education classroom, this learning method becomes a tool to aid learners in terms of personal growth, synthesis, and/or reflection on new information that is acquired. I urge my learners to use one of the journaling formats as a means for assisting them obtain the maximum amount of interaction, knowledge, and personal growth from their reading efforts or other learning experiences.

There also is the potential for a journaling technique to promote critical self-reflection where dilemmas, contradictions, and evolving worldviews are questioned or challenged. In the graduate classroom, for example, this may be an especially valued result as teachers attempt to facilitate a professional development in their learners. Learning something that is new or different and then reflecting on what that means for a current or expected professional position can be an important outcome. Some of my students include portions of a journal or diary in a professional portfolio as a means of demonstrating to current or prospective employers their ability to critically reflect on issues.

I also urge my students to incorporate such self-reflection through a journaling technique into the development of a personal statement of philosophy or a code of personal ethics (Hiemstra, 1999).

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