Kathleen Hudson's Weblog

So here we are in week 14 close to the end of the course. This is my last blog and I must say I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I am somewhat relieved as my head is so filled with technical jargon, theories, and differing perspectives on this topic that it feels about [...]

This week had us reading part 2 of our textbook Holding on to Reality which is comprised of chapters 6 through 10. Chapter 6 addresses the writing and structure of information in language. According to Borgmann (1999), “Structure, of course, is crucial to information, and the search for structure is the quest for the secret [...]

This week brought about the end of our examination of the Web Theory text and introduced us to our next textbook titled Holding on to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium by Albert Borgmann. For Web Theory, we had to read chapters 8 and 9, as well as the conclusion. [...]

For lesson 11, we read chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the Web Theory textbook. The subject of chapter 5 deals with the look of the Web. This chapter was fascinating as it breaks down and analyzes the content structure and design of the web. The chapter also reveals some history in regards to tools [...]