Sarah Davey Chesters

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Welcome

• Sarah Davey Chesters
• University of Southern Queensland

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Since the dawn of time
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Just a little about myself.

• I have a background in Philosophy and Education
  not ICT but
• So now I am going to get you to think a little
  about ICT in a very different way.

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To begin with

• To understand how much technology impacts on our
  lives, move around the room until I tell you to
  stop. Introduce yourself to someone new and tell
  them about one technology that you couldnt live
  without and why. I will tell you when you can
  move on to the next person.
• My favourite piece of technology, a stop-watch
  and bell will indicate when to move on.

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An extension of the self?

• We may think that we each have remarkable
  abilities (we have certainly come a long way
  since the scene at the beginning of this
  session!) but would we be able to do so much
  without technology?
• We may see information and communication
  technology as simply a computer industry, but
  what if we think of it as a tool for human
  extension.

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Did you know..

• Information and Communications Technology
  includes
• People Management
• Digital Games Design
• Web and Multimedia
• Software Development

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So what is this all about?

• Is technology simply a tool for the extension of
  human ability?
• Think about this
• The doctor who operates through a network
  connection
• What about the musician who creates arias with
  his fingertips
• An architect who can see a 3-Dimensional view of
  his design
• A group of friends who are connected after years
  of losing track of each other.

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And the winner is

• The annual human achievement awards are upon us
  again and it is up to you to decide who should be
  given this prestigious award.
• Should this be given to the person operating the
  technology or the person who designed the
  technology? With the other people on your table
  reflect on the aforementioned examples.

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What does ICT mean to you?

• To end, let us test some of the assumptions that
  we hold about technology and specifically
  information and communications technology.
• Are these examples of ICT? Why or why not
• Pen and paper
• A pair of tongs
• A mobile phone
• Two cans connected by rope by young children
• A guitar