What I learned

This was a very illuminating course for me. I will admit it, I am a little curmudgeon as it relates to the growth of the internet in the world around us. I dont utilize the internet to its full capabilities. So taking this course has shed some light on a lot of things that the internet and its devices offer.

I think what will stick the most for me from this course is how far reaching something like the internet is. The section that we discussed how people in Egypt utilized the internet to virtually overthrow a bad government was fascinating to me. And it really all started with Asmaa Mafhouz’s vlog on her Facebook page. Something as simple as a video snowballed into an entire revolution on the biggest stage. Utilizing the internet that way is utterly fascinating. It is a very very powerful tool and it should be treated as such.

Another thing was this weeks discussion on whether or not the internet should be treated as a utility. I think besides the whole Net Neutrality debate, this will be the biggest aspect of internet legislation? that we will be discussing for the next decade. It is so important in today’s society to have internet access even for something as simple as homework. Moving forward I really hope that us as a society really dig into this subject and make it happen.

Overall this was a very interesting course. You made us cover a lot of material in a very short period of time but for me, I sure got a lot out of it!