So. An online course. Cool huh? The fact that we are moving so swiftly into the arms of new technologies is both exciting and kind of scary. Students are now walking around with their Amazon.com Kindles and paying $9.99 for brand new books to download on it instead of forking out the 16 to 20 bucks on paperbacks from Barnes and Noble. Even though these new technologies are slowly replacing the crinkling sound of turning pages and musty smell of used books, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon with the words “ease,” “convenience,” and “inexpensive” lovingly scrawled upon it. I mean, it is incredibly convenient that I can put my dailies on the computer and chat with my class once a week. My entire library can now be carried on something no bigger than the average notebook (And all of my CDs now fit on something the size of a postage stamp!). We do out with the notebooks and put in their place laptops. So should we miss the warm gentle hum of the florescent lights in our classrooms? Should we lament the death of the tangible text?
Anyways, my name is Corbin, but I usually go by Corbs. I am an English and Theatre major on the secondary education track. I am going to be a senior next year and I have no clue what I want to do when I graduate. Teaching seems like it would be the way to go, but there are so many other possibilities out there. Graduate school is a possibility, but in our economy today, it seems everyone is headed that way. So with graduate schools filling up and job opportunities disappearing faster than Paul Reubens’ acting opportunities (At least he has plenty of hair, it would seem. Oh, and a criminal record...), I find myself getting a little worried. Everything will be ok though, I hope. I look forward to this class and the readings. The syllabus includes many of my favorite British authors, so I am excited. So yeah, w00t for computers! See y’all later!
~Corbs
