Over the past seven modules, you have explored a variety of topics that have hopefully challenged you to think differently about technology and its relationship to society. You have been asked to synthesize and integrate principles, theories, and perspectives from a number of different disciplines to draw informed conclusions. This final module represents the culmination of all your hard work.

Consider your research topic and the topics discussed by others by reflecting on the course overall, the introduction to the four lenses, and your collected research. Consider how the four lenses can be applied to a topic related to issues of technology and society. Perhaps there is a topic on the availability of internet and cell phones across the globe. You might consider history as a way to interrogate your topic. From a historical standpoint, you might trace the history of global communication. Was being able to communicate across borders ever a privilege? When was it considered something necessary for mass communication? How did the internet and cell phones change the way the world communicates? What other disciplines are embedded in this analysis? Can one see sociology (inequality), economics (marketing and technology), political science (policy disagreements over net neutrality), and anthropology (cultural relationship to devices)? This would clearly demonstrate an interdisciplinary perspective to an issue of technology in society. Developing and maintaining a pluralistic society is a matter of productive encounters that can take place only if people get out of the bubble of presuppositions that arrive with one’s own identity. This means pushing out of one’s comfort zone to recognize the common elements that all humanity shares and embracing what makes us different.

In your discussion for this module, you will reflect on your experience in this course. The purpose of reflective analysis is to review what you learned in the course, identify the topics that stood out for you, and integrate different aspects of technology into your own comprehensive, interdisciplinary perspective. Therefore, you will reflect on the aspects of the course that were most useful, relevant, and meaningful for you.

Discussion: In this final discussion, look back on your experiences in the course and provide an overview of what you have learned from the course with regard to technology and society. You can start by reviewing your final projects and your answers to the Module One discussion. In your initial post, address the following questions:

• How has your definition of technology’s role in society changed?
• How do the four lenses approach the study of technology with respect to the individual and society?
• How do the four lenses represent a way of seeing technology?
• What are the implications of technology on the future?
• How are you going to implement what you have learned in this course in your own life?

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