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Like many others, I wasn't sure what I was expecting from this class. It is cross-listed as two very different subjects so that contributed to some confusion. I was looking for a CS class (the selections were really limited this semester) and I had heard good things about it from someone in my English 250 class. 

I think a lot of the discussion methods in this class have been effective in different ways. Talking to everyone in class seemed effective to some people, while small groups and blog posting are effective for people who don't feel comfortable talking in front of large groups. It might be beneficial to encourage more replies for our blog posts so we respond to others' ideas.

There have been several main ideas that we have looked that seem to be useful, but not addressed directly by any ideologies or methods in the humanities (I think?) such as the blurring of boundaries, communication being essential to information and more extensive peer review. I think this highlights well the issues and benefits that arise out of trying to combine technology with the humanities.

But whenever we more or less focus on gender, things get frustrating. Discussions about nice moral ways to push gender reform are the only times where I feel the discussion goes nowhere. It does a good job at showing all the problems of current and potential systems, but it's all negative. It's an important issue, but I still think all ideas are too easy to shoot down, especially for people who are not experts in the field. 

I'm a little late to add the course materials but I do like a lot of things that the previous posters said, though, especially the dystopia novels suggested by Hillary G, kelliot and Franklin20.