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				<title>Comments on: Posthuman Pedagogy</title>
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                <dc:creator>Steph Cronin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Thank you all for your comments.  They have certainly helped develop my understanding and spurred on some critical thinking that I hope to carry over into the assignment.  
Firstly, Sian – great book recommendation!  It is even written in a way that complements the way in which I think…or at least the way I think, that I think.
Kevin – your comments are very welcome and spot on.  They are very really concerns that I have been grappling with when exploring this topic.  Such concerns occur with increasing frequency as we encounter posthumanism powering into healthcare.  However, in a similar fashion as the laser may be used to create utopia or dystopia (referenced in my block 1 posts re: Robert Winston ‘Bads Idea’s’) potential opportunities to improve patient care should not missed by fear of ‘what if’s’ but instead a beneficent approach need be adopted.  One point to answer 'what if the computer decides the patterns don't match...tries to correct through (unneeded) defibrillations' is that, this is already occurring.  Though not a computer as some devices can malfunction or be set over/under sensitive thus delivering an inappropriate impulse.  Many occasional occurrences are rarely catastrophic (sometimes a completely asymptomatic event).  The wireless technology enables the physician to be aware of these 'warnings' and adjust the settings before a catastrophic event occurs.  Perhaps the ‘fail-safe’ within my pedagogy is that the physician (as human) retains ultimate responsibility for the patients’ wellbeing and can choose to ‘revert’ to human interaction if deemed necessary...expediting a f2f meeting early than a routine appointment if the reprogramming is complex and high risk.  Utilising the posthuman facilitates monitoring and potential treatment to be delivered over and above what is achievable by human means alone.  You raised an interesting concern regarding hackability.  This certainly could be catastrophic in terms of patient safety but also in terms of leaking confidential patient data that has an effect on a patient’s social, professional and financial wellbeing.  The technical prowess required to address this is far beyond my capabilities.  However, I do appreciate that this needs significant consideration and action to prevent such an event…perhaps regarded as a post-posthuman action.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Steph Cronin</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Taking what is already posthuman and shaping it as a pedagogy:
http://edc11.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2011/11/27/posthuman-pedagogy/]]></description>
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