Multimedia and CBT/WBT (Week 3)

I found a blog with an article about multimedia. The post included the following section:

"Disadvantage of multimedia

• Health issue

Like one coin, every thing got there two different face. Multimedia provided us lot convenience, also give us some problems like health issue. Because peoples became very hard to live without there computer, ipod, and mobile, these electronic product takes us lot serious problems. Many young people sit in front of computer for long hours, leading to deterioration of eye sight. And some problems like radiation from mobile phone, if some peoples used too long time will fell head ache.

• Social issue

Multimedia provide a virtual world, some peoples addict online games or something else. Let peoples got less contact with others, became autism." (http://guangfuwei.blogspot.com/2008/08/impact-of-multimedia-in-our-lifes.html)

The isolation or lack of human contact that we can get from CBT courses is a concern I have about them. I think they cannot substitute a classroom. Maybe if we can combine the web tools to take courses with other people simultaneously in other to share ideas or discuss topic these tools will be more pertain to individuals. I also worry about how daily human interaction can be affected socially if we become more and more immerse in virtual rooms and remote contacts. In my society, Puerto Rico, human contact is very important and I think this type of education is hard for us.

What do you think in terms of USA society? Maybe to broad. How is your experience in life about this?

Larissa