Much like this week’s ‘unlecture’, this one might be a bit of a rant.

The third ‘unlecture’, and it was tempting to just call it a ‘lecture’, seemed to me like a lecture about being different, while not actually being all that different in itself. It mostly revolved around a select few’s complaints and questions on the subject and its apparent irrelevance. I think by this point, a quarter of the way through the semester, we should start focusing on the core elements of the subject, rather than trying to justify it to a handful of people.

I think this subject could be great, I really do. I love the idea of blogging about it, and this forces me to actually do, and more importantly, reflect on, the readings, lectures and tutes, as well as giving us the chance to interact with our peers and see their opinions.

I’ve found the readings very interesting, although slightly too broad, and I can see how they’re directly related to the course.

I like the idea of the ‘forum-style’ lectures, and hopefully this will begin very soon with Brian’s return. I thought both Elliot and Jasmine’s input was insightful and refreshing .

I’ve really enjoyed an array of the points and ideas that Adrian has developed in the previous two unlectures, and I’ve found that these are applicable to my other subjects, and my out-of-uni life as well.

But, a quarter of the way through the subject, it doesn’t really feel like it’s really begun properly, in its entirety.

I also think that it’s a bit of a ridiculous contradiction to not allow laptops. I completely understand the reasoning behind it, but to me, it’s all a bit counter-intuitive, and, dare I say it, resembles single-loop thinking. With the amount of freedom and responsibility that we’re endowed with in this subject, we should be relied upon to stay focused even while using laptops. There have been numerous points and quotes from Adrian that I’ve taken down, but I find this much harder when writing, and in a rush to transcribe it before the next point, it’s often illegible. The responsibility should be on us to still pay attention, and we should be allowed to use our laptops to take notes.

All in all, I found this lecture a bit disappointing, but hopefully it’ll pick up again by next week, and we can get in to ‘real stuff’ of Networked Media.