Technology Overload

Ok, for the past couple of weeks I have had to juggle three computer-intensive courses through Chapman University. I am on computer overload! In all honesty, I think that I would prefer to add an extra hour on to my classes rather than have an hour of online "chatting" required for each class. I am over having to navigate through a million (yes, for emphasis, a million) different conversations to see if anyone has replied to what I wrote, then figure out what it was that a wrote, then read what others have written. Do that for an hour, repeat, and then repeat again...each week. Many who know me understand that I am a verbal type of person. I miss the heat of an argument, the adrelaline rush as you patiently wait to verbally attack the opinions of another students, and the soothing ambiance of a classroom where everyone is on the same page and understands a new topic together.

Ok, this is not to downplay the essential quality technology can hold. But, if this is where classrooms are headed, watch out because us verbal-izers are not going to be happy!