Carol N. Ohta's 409a Developmental Patterns for Learning the Internet

"Developmental Patterns for learning the Internet"

Carol N. Ohta
FALL 1996
Psychology #409a: Cyber-Psychology Class
Dr. Leon James, Social Psychology



Previous Students from Cyber-Psychology on the Internet. The links below will take you to the section within my paper that I commented on these previous Generational Students in Cyber-Psychology. If you want to visit these student's Homepage, you need to go to my report1 file.

Generation #2:
Generation #3:
Generation #3a:


Previous Students from Traffic Psychology on the Internet. These links will connect you to the paragraph within my paper that contains my comments to their report. If you want to see their reports, I have include a link. If you want to see or visit their homepages, I have include a link to them before each paragraph. They are marked as their Homepages.
Generation #1:
Generation #2:
Generation #3:

Previous Students from Psychology #409 Class: "Cyber-Psychology"

Braden Kato: Using Netscape for the second time.
Braden Kato wrote, "Seems as if the tedious task of going to the library and borrowing books is becoming obsolete. The age of the computer and the Internet is here to stay." This saying is located in the last sentence of his paper. I'm finding out that the Internet is a lot more accessible to me than the library is these days. I'm finding out that I spend more time on the computer searching and scanning the reports, files, and information that the computer calls up for me when I type in information that I'm looking for. Not to mention that the information that the computer provides to me is updated and more recent than the library material. I must agree with Braden, the library will soon be obsolete if the computer technology continues to develop at the rate it is going or should I say growing. I'm one of those people who think every year the computer technology is widely expanding and the more distant my knowledge of the computer world becomes apparent to me.

When I watch movies of what the future will be with computers, I start to think and wonder that the computer technology is becoming so much like that. Makes me wonder where I would be in this world of computers. The more and more advance the computer technology becomes available, to me it really starts looking like those movies. For example, Terminator 2, Johnny Mnemonic, Virtuosity, and so forth. Hey, I'm starting to think and worry that the future will be like that. I guess because everything is becoming so electronic that I wonder if I will make it in a world so computerized. I'm already aware that the computers are more intelligent than I am. I've got to admit that I don't know much about the computer but I bet the computer knows me more and better than I know myself. Probably because the computer knows how to work things in it and I don't. Not to mention, after all the thoughts I have towards the computer, I start to wonder if the computer is saying something to me. For instance, watch how you touch my keyboard, don't push or slam on it, I can feel it too. Just wait and see what I have up my sleeves, next time you're not looking, I'll delete everything of yours.

I wouldn't put it pass the computer if I were you. I constantly remind myself to care about the computer, but it doesn't work all the time. I do start to take my frustration and anger on the keyboard when it doesn't do what I want it to do. It's just impatience with the computer, I know that and I remind myself that too.

Lori Morita: Using Netscape for the second time.
In Lori's report, paragraph four, she talks about e-mailing herself. "Not too bad when you're lonely...you can always have something in your mailbox..." I think this is true. I like it when I have e-mail every time I go into pine because I like to see and read the interesting and exciting mail or letters that I get from people. NO! I'm not bored or lonely, I just like the fact that someone took the time out to think of me and included me in their thoughts and emotions. A little hint, e-mail makes me happy and satisfied that people care. It's lonely when you get no e-mail. If you disagree, just wait and see. You'll find yourself bored with just nothing to do but just send e-mail to others and no feedback or communication with others. Okay, I'll say it. If you enjoy yourself having or receiving no, e-mail; you're what I call or consider a Loner. Just kidding, it's sad to hear that you only use e-mail to send messages and not to receive any.

Amy Lam's Report 2, My Adapting to the Internet. Her section on Emotional Detachment.
"In this technological world, people become less and less in touch with other people's feeling." This is according to Amy Lam from generation three on the Internet from Cyber-Psychology class. I agree with her, computers today are taking the place of a written letter and the highway of communication between two human beings in a face to face interaction. Perhaps, this is considered better than a letter because more than one person can read it because it's available for anyone to see or read as long as it's on the Internet. Or should I say Netscape.

However, it does one thing that is very important for the world today, when computers start to substitute anything in life, doesn't anyone think about the Social Effects that virtual reality will or may have on an individual. Meaning, if a person is stuck or engross in computers and not with human beings, doesn't that concern anyone about the social behaviors of that individual? I wonder what the outcomes of the computer virtual reality becomes to an individual who only wants to interact on the computer and not interact with other human beings. I mean nobody would get to know the person in real life. People will only have a vision or illusion about the individual without even knowing how that person really is in real life. Too me that's scary and frightening because the computer world would have created a monster out of an individual.

Vance Mizuba's Report2, My Adapting to the Internet. His section on How Did I Get My Ideas for My Web Site?
I like the section on How Did I Get My Ideas for My Web Site? In his last paragraph he talks about how he explored the Netscape and how he played around with the html tags to understand them. He even included links to the help source that he used. Curious and/or want to go there? Here it is.

I too had to play with the addresses and tags of the places I liked and wanted to place into my reports and files. I still need to figure out where I'm at in order to know the address of my files so I can link them together. It's hard and confusing at times but once I get them going, I smile at the computer because the computer went and did everything I wished or wanted it to do. Gee, I make it sound like magic or something?

Well, surprise, I feel as though it's magic at times because I can't believe I figured out the right html tags to use. Well you try and sit down at the computer and figure the tags out without a single clue and than before your eyes you do something you totally didn't understand and think no way it'll work but try it anyway; only to find out it works. I bet you'll be smiling at the computer too, not to mention that the people around you may think you're crazy because you're smiling at the computer. But what do they know, you just figured out your own problem without knowing it, just think, if they did the same thing, you'll think they're crazy and weird too. Think about it this way, everyone has to go crazy and nuts sometime or another. Hey so what, I'll admit, it's a little fun figuring out my problems on the computer. However, only if and when I have time to sit down calmly and think clearly what the computer is really doing and how I want the computer to do things for me.

Anthony Chung's Report 1, section on resistance.
"Resistance to change seems to be a natural behavior that is used by everyone." I for one am one of those people who have a hard time at learning something. I take a lot of time to figure out things that the computer and teacher is saying at times. I guess it's due to my lack of paying attention or keeping/getting my mind off things that it is on.

Anthony even talks about people who bite their nails feel lost if they are prevented from biting them, I have been biting my nails since I was a child and still do. I DO NOT FEEL LOST IF I'M PREVENTED FROM BITING THEM, I start to rub my hands or fingers with my nails. I have been trying to stop for over two-three years now. I start biting them when I feel frustrated and anxious. However, when I'm on the computer I find that I tend to NOT want to bit them.

I think resistance to learning how things work on the computer in this class will result to the person dropping out of this course. I think that Dr. James should require his class to do four reports and finish two of them before mid-term and not do all four of them before mid-term. Perhaps it's just me who feels this way because once I start something, I have to see it to the end in order to go on to the next thing (in this case, report). Is that considered resistance to complete reports before mid-term? If so, what's the point of grading at mid-term when nothing is completed. I for one is determined to complete all four reports before mid-term (next week Monday 10/28/96-midnight). Sorry Dr. James, I need to have each report completed because I can't stand unfinished reports once I started on a thought.

Ronel Agarpao's Report 1: Studying the Online Generational Curriculum in Traffic Psychology, section on Impressions of the Generational Curriculum.
"I guess in the beginning it seems very hard, but as you continue to go online it gets easy and fun." I agree because when I started on the Internet last semester I didn't know a thing to what the Internet was or its capabilities. I was so frustrated and angry at the computer that I felt like throwing it out the window. I spent my whole life in CLIC Lab. I had no life last semester and I soon found myself improving where I thought I wouldn't. Now I'm so happy and satisfied that I stuck with it last semester. I learned so much and to tell you the truth, I realize now that the Internet can do so much and is so capable of many things. My knowledge of the Internet is still limited but I learned so much from when I first started. I enjoy getting to the root of my problems and solving them is the best part because when I do the same mistake, I know exactly where my problem is located.

However, one down fall that I came across, is that I still get on edge when it comes to mid-term point. I still experience anxiety and worries about finishing the reports on time. But this semester is more stressful, Dr. James wants all of our reports up by mid-term. A lot more stress than last semester, we only had to put up two by mid-term.


Previous Students from Psy #459 class: "Traffic-Psychology"

The following links to the other class that Dr. James has, Traffic Psychology! I quoted from two students from each Generational Curriculum section that are on the Internet.

Terri Slaughter's Homepage.
Terri Slaughter's report on Homework week 15, In the beginning there was darkness.
"In the beginning, there was darkness..." and "It took a lot of patience, persistence, a very hard head, and a little help from my friends." I realize that in order to survive in this class, people need assurance and help from others when they come across a problem. I found that this class is a survival class that doesn't involve, survival of the fittest, it involves a group of people who are willing to help each other out when things get hard and tough. Also each individual needs to develop patience, persistence, and control over emotions, feelings, thoughts, and motivation in order to survive. Everyone works as a team and group to get everything done.

I notice that when people need encouragement's, they need it from the class and not the teacher. Actually, I'm finding that out in all of my classes here at the University of Hawaii. I guess because students bond to each other and not the teacher because the students experience the same things and situations in class. I find this interesting.

Matsuyoshi's Homepage.
Kendall Matsuyoshi's section on "How far I've Come."
Kendall Matsuyoshi's section on "How Far I've Come." I think his site tells it all about the expectations of this class when we follow this class to the end.

Jason Nakasato's Homepage.
Jason Nakasato's Report on Self Assessment As A Driver; section, Conclusions For Myself And For Traffic Psychology
"The benefits of traffic psychology [replace traffic psychology with Cyber-Psychology] are limitless because through it, we are made more aware of those around us. Basically, what it does, is take us away from our egocentricity and shows us how social our world has become." I learned that the Internet has a capability of bring people from all over the world together. Meaning that the Internet provides everyone a chance to read and view each others sites. Communications are now becoming a telecommunication port through the Internet or online. It has grown so rapid that I realize that we are growing into a world of computerized knowledge. If you have a child, you better start introducing them to the computer technology if they aren't already.

Alan Furukawa's Homepage.
Alan Furukawa's Report 3: Traffic Psychology on the Internet, Resolving the Conflicts within Ourselves.
I think everyone should go here because here talks about "Resolving the Conflicts within Ourselves." Perhaps this site can change your attitude and feelings about life and the world.

I particularly like his final thought on this report. How very true this says it all about life. Reads as follows:

Life is a song--sing it.
Life is a game--play it.
Life is a challenge--meet it.
Life is a dream--realize it.
Life is a sacrifice--offer it.
Life is love--enjoy it.
Sai Baba



Michelle Alonzo's Homepage for Traffic Psychology.

Michelle Alonzo's Report 2: Adapting to the Internet, Future Assignments.
Michelle talks about feeling guilty for procrastinating until the last day to do her assignments. I know exactly what she is talking about. In my other classes I'm starting to procrastinate because I want to finish these reports by mid-term. Unfortunately some classes have to be placed on hold because reports need to be completed and working. I know I should've started earlier and waste no time.

However, I have a situation that needs to be cleared up and unfortunately this is a week before mid-term grades are posted. But through it all, I'll spend the rest of the week and weekend praying and hoping that this situation doesn't mess my mid-term grade. Procrastination is a word that should have been added to my middle name. I guess I can blame my mother and father for those genes. Like researchers say, your intelligence is passed on to you through the X chromosome. Therefore, if your a female, you can blame your mother and father for your intelligence. If you're a male, you can only blame your mother because she gave you the X chromosome. Just a thought I'd share with you guys.

Abraham (Abe) Caubuag's Homepage for Traffic Psychology.
Abraham (Abe) Caubuag's Report 2: Adapting to the Internet, Conclusion.
Abe was the person in our Traffic Psychology class that was struggling and defeating his odds on the Internet. I'm so glad that he stuck through our class and overcame a lot of the obstacles last semester. I think if you want to know and experience the struggles that Abe went through, go to his Report 2. Read the whole report. He has a conclusion that I think tells everything that you may experience yourselves at the end of the semester in Traffic Psychology and Cyber-Psychology on the Internet.

If you're a visitor and not in Dr. James class, I recommend you go through Generation #3 in Traffic Psychology. There Report 2, Adapting to the Internet, talks and discusses about the difficulties that they experienced to the fine qualities of the class and the outcomes of their problems and technophobias. Interested enough? I would be, so here's the link to the Generation #3 files. I recommend you go straight to their topical Index or Homepage first. Why? So you can understand what the contents are in each file. Here's the link to Generation #3 site. Enjoy your journey into one of the Generational Curriculum of Traffic Psychology at the University of Hawaii.


My Process of Learning the Internet:

I thought that this class would be less of a burden to me than last semester class (Psy #459) with Dr. James, but it hasn't turned out that way yet. I'm still struggling with the work and I still haven't been able to work hand in hand with my files from Traffic Psychology and this class (Cyber-Psychology); not to mention my Research class with Dr. James (PSY #499).

However, I did learn one thing so far this semester, DON'T ever blame yourself for your UNFORTUNATE LUCK; with your CSS Account not working in its proper order. The person who is in charge of your account (to be in working order) is busy and full of other students bugging him to get their files going too. Unfortunately you have to sit and wait patiently that he'll never forget you and pray he'll get back to you soon with the news of your account working in the proper order that you wish it to be in.

Sad news to report though, just because your account isn't working, don't mean you can goof around. It really gives you the chance to catch up with your sleep, NOT!!!! A little word of advice, by all means if your account isn't working, please search and finish the assignments. Save it on a disk or two and when the account is ready, all you need to do is ftp it or fetch it into your account.

How to FTP and Fetch:
FTP is on the IBM. If you want it to go directly into your account instead of putting UHUNIX type in CSS or was it www.soc.hawaii.edu. Than all you do is highlight the file and point the arrow to the right. Your disk files are located to the left of the screen and your CSS account should be to the right of the screen. However, if your screen deals with the accounts being on top of the other, you need to figure out which is your disk and CSS account.
Fetch on the Macintosh: You need to find fetch. In CLIC LAB, you need to go into the hard drive and into Internet. Click onto Fetch, keep clicking Fetch until you get to New Connection. In the host box you put in www.soc.hawaii.edu and login to your CSS Account. Than just click on put and select the file you want to put into your account and than select raw data. The file than should be inside your CSS Account.

I have been dealing with a problem with my CSS Account. I have been waiting patiently for an answer and thought I'd take Shawn Cobb-Adam's advice and went to search for Hengel. I found myself relying on Hengel to solve my problem and I learned that I had to put my impatience behind me and have total trust in Hengel. It was a must for me to understand my problem and Hengel's situation. I owe him a great deal of THANKS because without him I wouldn't understand where I'm located within the CSS server.

I found out I'm in two locations and to modify one section, I had to go into another section and change that site too. So now all I have to do is change all my links and addresses into one section in the CSS server. Hengel worked to keep one login in name for me; however, if I do get confused again, he gave me an option, to provide me with another CSS account for my Psy #459 class from last semester. A bit confusing? So can you understand or see the time Hengel and I put in to understand each other and what each other wanted out of this situation. I bet his ears are happy to have a break from me.

Mid-term, taught me how to cope with the situations that arose with me and to talk matters out with those who need to be involved with my problem. I know now that when I need help I can rely on Hengel and Dr. James to get me through it. I just didn't realize that my problem had to do with having two separate locations, now that mid-terms is next week, I am now concern with having all my addresses and links working in the correct order. I find that the solution to my problem is the biggest relief and concern that I have right now, everything else seems so small because this problem sets me back until the beginning of the semester. I feel as though I'm starting the semester all over again. Feels weird.

Mid-term has passed and I was surprised that I got a grade for my current files that are up. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish my reports 3 and 4 by mid-term. I tired my best to do them but found that I got stuck with other questions concerning my problem. They got solved a few days before 11/12/96 (we got our mid-term grades handed to us).

I'm finally problem free in regards to my CSS Account. Deepest gratitude and Thanks to Robert Hengel. I understand what my problems involved and understand how to deal with them now. Finally to get rid of all the headaches and confusions that occurred while trying to figure things out for myself. My classmates were very patient with my situation and I have to give credit to them for standing by my side when I needed a helping hand and advice. Thanks guys! I just hope that I didn't hold anyone back for my reports not being up and finished. I'm trying very hard to work on them at home and get them Fetched or FTP into my account.

From here (11/13/96) I need to complete those two reports quickly. I need to notify my whole class when I have them up so they can visit my site. You see, it doesn't help or pay to fall behind in this course. Wow, this course is very stressful compare to Traffic Psychology. I'll continue my journey into completing my two reports and update the others as soon as I can. Until than, I'll see you later.

To Future students, please don't ever relax in this class because before you know it you're behind and Dr. James is right behind you pushing you to get a move on your reports. Believe me or not, but take it from a student who's had him last semester for Traffic Psychology and this semester for Cyber-Psychology and Research in Psychology #499 class. I wouldn't put this off until mid-term comes around because he grades you at mid-term and than you have less pressure from him. A little word of advice, this class isn't to relax, you need to work to earn the grade you want or deserve.

Hello, Dr. James! I have an advice for you, I think it was helpful that you gave us the hand-out on the commands to know from last semester. For example, define what cd, cp, mv, rm, and etc. From talking to other students in Cyber-Psychology (Psy #409a) that sheet would have helped them to understand what the commands mean. I realize that the book we bought for this class has them, but, it would have been helpful to go over them in class. Just a little something that you may want to reconsider. Thank You!

Here is a guide page that I created if you want to know what the commands mean in UNIX and HTML. My guide!


Overview of My Learning Process:

Through the process of learning the Internet in a Cyber-Psychology class, I found that one can still maintain frustration, confusion, doubt, and anxiety; even though you're experienced with the World Wide Web. Waiting for your files to be constructed and created to your own expectations can become frustrating because you'll find yourself not quite satisfied with the present outcome of the site. So, you continue to change, create, and modify the site over and over again. Soon you find yourself so wrapped up and you realize that you haven't even begun to write your reports. So by the time you need to finish them, you'll experience stress, anxiety, and confusion because you haven't finished what you expected to finish. Not to mention doubt that you can complete your reports/files before the due date.

I came to a conclusion, do the best you can with the time that you got and ignore the anxiety, stress, and pressure that your mind is overcome with. Just keep working to finish the site and you can continue or modify your files/reports at a later time. However, you need to remember that you need to complete them all in full working order by the time the course is ended if you want to good and decent grade.

A little word of advice, coping is the number one thing you need to have control over in this class. You need to face your problems and find solutions to them as you go along in this course. The courses that Dr. James has at the University of Hawaii (Cyber-Psychology [Psy #409], Traffic Psychology [Psy #459], and Research class [Psy #499]) is a pure and truthful experience that you'll find most rewarding at the end of the course. You can't judge the course until you finished and completed the course, so don't bet on getting anything out of the course in the beginning of the semester. Why? The truth is, the beginning of this course, is really just the beginning into your inner strength of knowledge and wisdom. Not to mention, the rewards in this course really comes at the end because you achieved so much as the course goes on in the semester.

I'm looking forward to learning and gaining more about the Internet and Social Psychology with Dr. James. I realize now that my failures are just the beginning to all the problems and situations that I need to face as this course continues.



Dr. James Homepage: The University of Hawaii's Cyber-Psychology Home base.


My Cyber-Psychology Homepage Site.
My Topical Index for Cyber-Psychology Class. All the links that I have created in Cyber-Psychology is located here along with my links to my Traffic Psychology sites.
My Topical Index for Traffic Psychology. This is my site for all the links I have for Traffic Psychology Class.

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