This week when my group and I were putting in numerous hours of work on our media project, I learned a valuable lesson. I do not speak the language and understand the rhetoric of technology. No one in my group really did either, but luckily one of our good friends is fluent. When we had problems or glitches, most groups would fret and sweat, but our solution was only one phone call away.
Our friend Mitchell Smor might as well be Steve Jobs. He takes technological communication, computer programming, and problem solving to a new level. It’s almost as if he is a Jedi and uses “The Force” to get the computer to say and do what he wants. His command over the language of technology, and execution of technological rhetoric is breathtaking. Needless, to say our LA101H project would have been a lot more hectic without Mitch. Sally, Sandra, Liz, and myself all thank you immensely.
As I blog about technological rhetoric I think about how far not only technology has come over the century, but also the rhetoric associated with it. I am amazed to realize my Nana (grandmother) doesn’t know what gigabytes, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet cables are? Heck, my Nana doesn’t even have a computer or a cell phone! This poses the question can the rhetoric of this new technological age be taught, or is it ingrained? Would I learn it faster than my Nana?
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