After having spent a large part of the weekend to delve deeper into the wonderland of what is cyberia and cyborgs I seem to have been elluminated in what all this means using philosophical and socialogical ‘cyborg prosthetics’ (virtual specs) to look beyond the core definition of  ‘human with articifial enhancements’ .
In fact it appears to refer to pure symbolism, an allegory for something much grander and much broader namely of a society of humans whose capabilities are extended within a larger virtual network of (effective) communities, cross-fertilising ideas, busy to ignore binary boundaries of gender, race and age.
With this in mind it is easier to see the connection with teaching and learning and how it fits within the context of our MSc course – and also easier to write about in the digital essay…